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Thyroid gland tuberculosis with endolaryngeal extension: a case with laryngotracheal dyspnoea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Abdullah Tas
Affiliation:
the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine,Trakya University, Edirne,Turkey.
Recep Yagiz
Affiliation:
the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine,Trakya University, Edirne,Turkey.
Ahmet R Karasalihoglu
Affiliation:
the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine,Trakya University, Edirne,Turkey.

Abstract

Tuberculosis affecting the thyroid gland is a rare condition. We present the case of a 30-year-old man with thyroid tuberculosis whose presenting complaints were dyspnoea and hoarseness. There was a cystic mass in the posterosuperior right thyroid lobe extending into the paraglottic space. There was also recurrent laryngeal nerve involvement. We performed surgery and administered post-operative antituberculous treatment

Type
Book Review
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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