title: Primary tuberculosis of thyroid.
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) of the thyroid gland, either in its primary or secondary form, is an extremely rare occurrence. It is infrequent even in countries with high incidence and prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB. We report here a case of primary tuberculosis of thyroid presenting to us with sudden onset thyroid swelling since 20 days.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana. Electronic address: ashishvargheseent@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suneha
authors.affiliation: MSKCC, New York.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaha
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents