title: Primary tuberculosis of the thyroid gland.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the thyroid is rare even where tuberculosis per se is common. We report a case of primary tuberculous goitre in a young man from mid-western Nepal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal. sushil.dawka@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dawka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000382:microbiology*; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents