A rare case of thyroid tuberculosis
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Primary tuberculosis of thyroid gland: a rare case report.
Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland is a rare entity, and primary tuberculosis of thyroid is even uncommon. At one time, it was believed that thyroid gland is relatively immune to tuberculosis. There are about 200 cases of thyroid tuberculosis that had been reported in world literature. These include 156 cases reviewed by Goldfarb et al (Am J Med 1965;38:825) and 1 each by Crompton et al (Tubercl...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2349-2902,2349-3305
DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20182798