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

Tas A, Yagiz R, Karasalihoglu AR

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne 22030, Turkey. abdultas@yahoo.com

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.

Published 5 April 2005 in J Laryngol Otol, 119(1): 54-6.
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