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Renal Transplant–Associated Thyroid Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is common among solid-organ transplant recipients, including renal transplants. Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland is a rare diagnosis. We report on a renal transplant recipient with subacute fever associated with a neck mass diagnosed as thyroid tuberculosis. No prior publication has re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Levitt, David L., Mesmar, Bayan, Munir, Kashif M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5686682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29264509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2016-1058
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Sumario:Tuberculosis is common among solid-organ transplant recipients, including renal transplants. Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland is a rare diagnosis. We report on a renal transplant recipient with subacute fever associated with a neck mass diagnosed as thyroid tuberculosis. No prior publication has reported a case of posttransplant thyroid tuberculosis. This is an important diagnostic consideration, in addition to malignant transformation, in the posttransplant setting.