title: Tuberculosis of thymus--a case report.
abstract: Tuberculosis rarely figures in the list of thymic masses. We hereby report a case of thymic tuberculosis successfully managed with surgical excision and antituberculouschemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: MIMS Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kozhikode, Kerala 673016, India.
authors.forename: Anil D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: Jiji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Madhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kallath
authors.forename: Kannan A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Vellachamy
authors.forename: Murali Prabhakaran
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Vettath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents