Primary tuberculosis of the thyroid gland - A rarity

Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-364

  Sharma, A Barindra ^a   Kumar, L Deepak ^b   Sharma, H Dwijaraj ^a   Debnath, K ^a   Naorem, Santa ^a  

^a REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Babina Diagnostic Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Acid fast bacilli; Histopathology; Nodular goitre; Thyroid tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; NODULAR GOITER; PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 33845360098     PISSN: 09723560     EISSN: 09723560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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