Tubercular involvement of the thyroid gland: A report of two cases

Hormone Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 291-294

  Orlandi, Fabio ^a   Fiorini, Stefania ^b   Gonzatto, Ilaria ^b   Saggiorato, Enrico ^b   Pivano, Giovanni ^b   Angeli, Alberto ^b   Pasquali, Renato ^b  

^a SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Thyroid disease; Thyroid tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PLEURA THICKENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033362105     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023498     Document Type: Article

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