Modayil Prince Cheriyan, Leslie Anna, Jacob Antony
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham, SE13 6LH, London, UK.
Case Rep Med. 2009;2009:416231. doi: 10.1155/2009/416231. Epub 2010 Feb 4.
Introduction. Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality and almost one-third of the world is infected with this disease. Tuberculosis has been reported in many parts of the human body. But thyroid gland involvement is extremely rare and its true incidence is unknown. Case Presentation. We present the case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with a thyroid cyst which turned out to be a primary mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Conclusion. The correct diagnosis of thyroid tuberculosis is important because of the availability of medical treatment and the limited role of surgery.
引言。结核病是发病和死亡的主要原因之一，全球近三分之一的人口感染了这种疾病。人体许多部位都曾有结核病的报道。但甲状腺受累极为罕见，其真实发病率尚不清楚。病例报告。我们报告一例26岁女性病例，该患者表现为甲状腺囊肿，结果证实是原发性结核分枝杆菌感染。结论。由于有药物治疗且手术作用有限，甲状腺结核的正确诊断很重要。
