Tuberculous abscess of the thyroid gland: A report of two cases
β Scribed by Mandeep Kang; Vijayanadh Ojili; Niranjan Khandelwal; Anil Bhansali
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 205 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland is very rare, with an acute abscess formation being the least common form of presentation. We report the sonoβgraphic features of two cases of tuberculous thyroid abscess that were confirmed via ultrasoundβguided fine needle aspiration biopsy. Β© 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 34:254β257, 2006
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