title: Miliary tuberculosis presenting with thyrotoxicosis.
abstract: A male patient is described who presented with thyrotoxicosis, and a large painful neck mass. From the excised mass and stomach aspiration Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured and a diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis was made. The thyrotoxicosis was attributed to tuberculous thyroiditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nieuwland
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Elte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013969:Thyroiditis, Suppurative / Q000150:complications; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications*