title: Thyroid gland tuberculosis with endolaryngeal extension: a case with laryngotracheal dyspnoea.
abstract: Tuberculosis affecting the thyroid gland is a rare condition. We present the case of a 30-year-old man with thyroid tuberculosis whose presenting complaints were dyspnoea and hoarseness. There was a cystic mass in the posterosuperior right thyroid lobe extending into the paraglottic space. There was also recurrent laryngeal nerve involvement. We performed surgery and administered post-operative antituberculous treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne 22030, Turkey. abdultas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tas
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yagiz
authors.forename: Ahmet R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Karasalihoglu
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology