Thyroid Tuberculosis in Southeastern Turkey: Is This the Resurgence of a Stubborn Disease?

Akbulut S., Sogutcu N., Arikanoglu Z., Bakir S., Ulku A., Yagmur Y.

WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.35, sa.8, ss.1847-1852, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00268-011-1118-3
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1847-1852
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background While tuberculosis (TB) has been found in many parts of the body, involvement of the thyroid gland is rare. In this study we describe the clinicopathological characteristics of seven patients with primary thyroid tuberculosis (TTB).