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Tuberculosis of the Thyroid Gland Presented as a Rapid Enlargement of a Preexisting Goiter
Joint Authors
Oueslati, Ibtissem
Sakka, Imen
Ismail, Olfa
Akrout, Ines
Marghli, Adel
Chihaoui, Melika
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-11-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Thyroid involvement with tuberculosis is an uncommon condition even in endemic countries.
As its clinical presentation is not specific, diagnosis is often difficult and requires histopathological confirmation.
Herein we report an observation of secondary tuberculosis of the thyroid gland in a woman with a type 2 diabetes mellitus and a primary hypothyroidism.
She presented with a rapid enlargement of a preexisting goiter without compressive symptoms.
The imaging exams showed a voluminous plunging multinodular thyroid gland and multiple bilateral lung nodules.
Malignancy was suspected and the patient underwent a total thyroidectomy and a lung biopsy.
Histopathological examination revealed multiple tuberculous foci involving both the thyroid gland and the lungs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oueslati, Ibtissem& Sakka, Imen& Ismail, Olfa& Akrout, Ines& Marghli, Adel& Chihaoui, Melika. 2018. Tuberculosis of the Thyroid Gland Presented as a Rapid Enlargement of a Preexisting Goiter. Case Reports in Endocrinology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oueslati, Ibtissem…[et al.]. Tuberculosis of the Thyroid Gland Presented as a Rapid Enlargement of a Preexisting Goiter. Case Reports in Endocrinology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Oueslati, Ibtissem& Sakka, Imen& Ismail, Olfa& Akrout, Ines& Marghli, Adel& Chihaoui, Melika. Tuberculosis of the Thyroid Gland Presented as a Rapid Enlargement of a Preexisting Goiter. Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142966
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1142966