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A Rare Presentation of Thyroid Mass as Tubercular Abscess: A Case Report.

Khushboo GoelAnkita AggarwalJasdeep DhillonVishav YadavSanjeev Bhagat
Published in: Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (2023)
Isolated thyroid gland tuberculosis is a rare disease, while even rarer is its presentation as an acute abscess. Here we present the case of a 65-year-old female who presented with a neck swelling which progressed to an abscess with multiple discharging sinuses which was proven to be tubercular abscess on histopathology.
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