title: [Thyroid tuberculosis].
abstract: Thyroid is a rare localization of tuberculosis, and should be considered in the diagnosis of nodular lesion of the thyroid gland except for the complicated forms with collection in which the fine needle aspiration showed the acid fast bacilli on Ziehl-Neelson stain (Koch bacilli) and/or granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis. We report the case of a 70 year-old woman referred to the hospital with a diagnosis of endothoracic goiter without clinical signs of tuberculosis. The diagnosis was established after total thyroidectomy and histological exam. Six-month treatment with three antituberculous drugs was administered with a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie-thoracique, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohamed-V, immeuble 29, appartement 7, résidence Mesk-Ellil, Riad, 10100 Rabat, Maroc. hassankabiri@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kabiri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Atoini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zidane
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006045:Goiter, Substernal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents