Association of tuberculous thyroiditis and papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: a rare coincidence

Association of tuberculous thyroiditis and papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: a rare coincidence

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We report the case of a 25 year-old patient with no medical history, admitted to our unit for nodular goiter of the right lobe without clinical or laboratory signs milwaukee mnm1-600 of hyperthyroidism.We carried out a right lobo-isthmectomy revealing the association of tuberculosis and thyroid papillary carcinoma.A left lobectomy has, therefore, been performed in a second stage.

The patient underwent att nighthawk hotspot a six-month antituberculosis treatment with a good clinical outcome.We discuss this rare association and its best diagnostic and therapeutic support, with a review of the literature.