title: Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland. A case report.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland is a very rare condition. A case of a 47-year-old female with a history of a euthyroid multi-nodular goitre is presented. The patient developed hoarseness due to right recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis, confirmed with indirect laryngoscopy. On repeated ultrasound, volumetric progression of a dominant nodule in the inferior part of the right thyroid lobe was noticed. Fine needle aspiration was inconclusive. Diagnosis was ultimately based on histopathology of the surgical resection specimen.
authors.affiliation: Academic Surgical Centre Stuivenberg, ZNA Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aerts
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Gypen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Hee
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bomans
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D015897:Comorbidity; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000382:microbiology; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents