1. Primary Thyroid Tuberculosis: An Uncommon Presentation of a Thyroid Mass.
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Laitman, Benjamin M., Samankan, Shabnam, Hwang, Songhon, and Chai, Raymond L.
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DRUG therapy for tuberculosis , *GRANULOMA , *ETHAMBUTOL , *THYROID diseases , *CHEST X rays , *NECK pain , *PYRAZINAMIDE , *FIBROSIS , *ISONIAZID , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *NECK , *COMPUTED tomography , *NECK muscles , *RIFAMPIN , *THYROID gland , *RARE diseases , *NECROSIS ,THYROID disease diagnosis - Abstract
The article describes the case of a 70-year-old male diagnosed with primary tuberculosis (TB) of the thyroid gland. The patient presented with a large fluctuating right neck mass present for the previous 4 months. Topics covered include the findings of the contrast enhanced compute tomography of the neck, the treatment given to the patient and the variability of the presentation of the primary thyroid TB.
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- 2022
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