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Case Reports
. 2019 Sep-Oct;32(5):285-287.
doi: 10.4103/0970-258X.295953.

Hyperthyroidism due to involvement of thyroid gland in disseminated tuberculosis: A rare entity

Anubhuti Singh  1 , Kislay Kishore  2 , Ajay Kumar Verma  3
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Hyperthyroidism due to involvement of thyroid gland in disseminated tuberculosis: A rare entity

Anubhuti Singh et al. Natl Med J India. 2019 Sep-Oct.
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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.

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