Thyroid tuberculosis in a child: a rare entity.
Thyroid tuberculosis is a rare disease even in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. Clinically tuberculosis is not often suspected in cases of thyroid nodule or swelling. We report a case of 11 years female child who presented with a thyroid swelling. Fine-needle aspiration cytology revealed caseating epithelioid granulomas and acid fast bacilli. Patient improved with antitubercular drugs. Tuberculosis may be considered as differential diagnosis of thyroid swelling.
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Anita
A
Bodh
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Neelam
N
Sharma
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Lalita
L
Negi
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Suman S
SS
Chandel
Acid fast bacilli; thyroid; tuberculosis