Journal article
Hyperthyroidism due to involvement of thyroid gland in disseminated tuberculosis: A rare entity.
Abstract
Involvement of the thyroid gland with tuberculosis (TB) is unusual and is commonly associated with hypothyroidism. Involvement of the thyroid as a part of disseminated TB is even rarer. Dissemination is an indication of immunosuppression. We present a 16-year-old immunocompetent girl with disseminated TB involving the thyroid gland and the right radius bone with features of hyperthyroidism. The patient responded well to anti-TB treatment.
Authors
Singh A; Kishore K; Verma AK
Journal
The National Medical Journal of India, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 285–287
Publisher
Scientific Scholar
Publication Date
2019
DOI
10.4103/0970-258x.295953
ISSN
0970-258X