Mehrotra R, Lahiri V L, Hazra D K
Department of Pathology and Medicine, Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra, India.
Diagn Cytopathol. 1997 Feb;16(2):149-50. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199702)16:2<149::aid-dc11>3.0.co;2-m.
A patient presented with hyperthyroidism and a thyroid swelling, clinically thought to be malignant. Fine-needle aspiration of the thyroid nodule revealed microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti. After therapy the thyroid swelling subsided and the patient became euthyroid. The possible etiologic role of microfilariae in the genesis of the thyroid tumor and hyperthyroidism is discussed.
一名患者表现为甲状腺功能亢进和甲状腺肿大，临床怀疑为恶性。甲状腺结节细针穿刺显示有班氏吴策线虫微丝蚴。治疗后甲状腺肿大消退，患者甲状腺功能恢复正常。本文讨论了微丝蚴在甲状腺肿瘤和甲状腺功能亢进发生中的可能病因作用。
