title: A thyroid tubercular abscess and bilateral symmetrical hilar lymphadenopathy: a rare association.
abstract: An 18-year-old boy presented with a rare association of a thyroid tubercular abscess and bilateral symmetrical hilar lymphadenopathy. He was put on a Category I regimen with standard short course daily chemotherapy of four anti-tubercular drugs under the National Tuberculosis Programme. After a six-month of anti-tubercular treatment (ATT), the boy showed clinical and bacteriological improvement. The thyroid scan with Technetium 99 (Tc 99) and the chest skiagram also became normal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajnish
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sircar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Visalakshi
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Myneedu
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000150:complications*