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Isolated Tuberculous Thyroiditis as solitary thyroid nodule.

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Maseehuz Zaman Department of Surgery, the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Riffat Hussain Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Kashif Mirza Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Khalil Ahmed Khan Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Ghufran Mohammad Khan Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Nadeem Ahmad Department of Surgery, Quaid i Azam Post Graduate Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract
Isolated involvement of the thyroid by tuberculosis is very rare as reported in literature. We are presenting a case of isolated tuberculous thyroiditis presented as a solitary thyroid nodule. The patient was treated with anti-tuberculous regimen and he responded well with disappearance of the nodule and normalization of the thyroid scan.
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Page(s) 121-122
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Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Year: 2008

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