title: [Isolated thyroid gland sarcoidosis and hyperthyroidism].
abstract: A case of isolated sarcoidosis of the thyroid gland, associated with hyperthyroidism, is reported in a 28-year-old male patient whose thyroid was removed for hyperthyroid multinodular goitre. Histology revealed a regressive adenoma and sarcoidosis in non-adenomatous thyroid residue. Further diagnosis, therapeutic management and a 3-year follow-up did not disclose any specific changes or involvement of other tissues. Isolated thyroidal sarcoidosis with hyperthyroid alterations are extremely rare and mostly chance findings; simultaneous occurrence of thyroid sarcoidosis and hyperthyroidism may be a symptom of gland infiltration for which an adequate explanation is still lacking.
authors.affiliation: Interne Abteilung, Barmherzige Brüder Graz-Eggenberg.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Langsteger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lind
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beham
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Költringer
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Isolierte Schilddrüsensarkoidose und Hyperthyreose.