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Primary Thyroid Tuberculosis: An Incidental Finding: Case Report

Manoj Kumar, Vikash, Satish Dalal, Mahavir Singh, Sonia Chhabra

Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · pp. 75–79 · Published 15 Mar 2023

Abstract

Thyroid tuberculosis (TT) is a very rare condition, even in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. However, the global prevalence of tuberculosis has increased, and thyroid involvement can be a primary manifestation of the disease. The total number of such cases is about a hundred; most of them are autopsy findings. We present the case of a 60 years old female patient with primary thyroid tuberculosis who was managed with antitubercular drugs after left hemithyroidectomy and patient reported doing well after three months of medication. TT should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a thyroid nodule. Typical caseous necrotic granulomas are the hallmark in biopsy.

Thyroid nodule hemithyroidectomy Thyroid tuberculosis (TT)

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