Small Thyroid Nodule but Big Impact

In tuberculosis (TB) endemic countries like India, this is a common practice to attribute patient’s illness to TB even without microbiological confirmation. Furthermore, a false diagnosis may prove fatal as the underlying disease is left untreated, and the burden is amplified by avoidable potential...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Singhai, Abhishek, Panda, Smritimayee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33072635
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_15_20
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Sumario:In tuberculosis (TB) endemic countries like India, this is a common practice to attribute patient’s illness to TB even without microbiological confirmation. Furthermore, a false diagnosis may prove fatal as the underlying disease is left untreated, and the burden is amplified by avoidable potential side effects of antitubercular drugs. We present a case of a 42-year-old female who presented to us with a typical presentation of disseminated TB but found to have metastatic thyroid carcinoma.

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