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Tuberculosis (TB) of the thyroid gland is extremely rare, even in areas where the prevalence of TB is very high. Only a few such cases have been reported in the literature. The clinical course may resemble toxic goiter or acute thyroiditis. We report the case of a 23-year-old male who presented with painless swelling of the thyroid gland associated with mild fever and weight loss. On ultrasound neck, a large echogenic solid lesion was seen. Fine-needle aspiration cytology was suggestive of colloid goiter, but histopathology study suggested TB of the thyroid gland along with colloid goiter. We report this case to emphasize that TB of the thyroid gland, although rare, should be kept in the differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules, especially in countries such as India which are endemic for TB. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes the case of a 70-year-old woman complaining of shortness of breath due to a compressive thyroid mass that has been enlarging since 2 months prior. Computed tomography (CT) with contrast revealed an enlarged multinodular thyroid gland with moderate substernal extension and fine-needle aspiration biopsy turned out negative for malignancy. The article discusses differential diagnosis of expanding thyroid mass and the immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related systemic disease (RSD).

The article presents a case study of a 67-year-old woman who underwent spontaneous remission of her large thyroid tumour. Topics discussed include the medical background of the patient, the diagnosis of her thyroid tumour, her medical examinations, her treatment, and an overview of the thyroid tumour.