Varghese Ashish, Suneha Swati, Shaha Ashok
Otolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.
Department of Otolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2015 Nov-Dec;36(6):808-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.07.007. Epub 2015 Jul 26.
Tuberculosis (TB) of the thyroid gland, either in its primary or secondary form, is an extremely rare occurrence. It is infrequent even in countries with high incidence and prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB. We report here a case of primary tuberculosis of thyroid presenting to us with sudden onset thyroid swelling since 20 days.
甲状腺结核,无论是原发性还是继发性,都极为罕见。即便在肺结核和肺外结核发病率及患病率较高的国家,这种情况也不多见。我们在此报告一例原发性甲状腺结核病例,该患者自20天前起突然出现甲状腺肿大。