title: Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland.
abstract: We are reporting a case of thyroid gland tuberculosis presenting as a painless hard nodular swelling of the thyroid with concomitant pulmonarytuberculosis in a 53-year-old adult diabetic male. Fine needle aspiration cytology showed epitheloid cell granuloma without any acid fast bacillus. He made an uneventful recovery with anti tuberculous drugs. Though rare, tuberculosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis of nodular or diffuse enlargement of thyroid gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Sushruta Nagar, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India-734012. sibesdas@gmail.com
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Bairagya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Barman
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000175:diagnosis*