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Abstract
A case of tuberculous abscess of the thyroid gland is reported, together with a brief
outline of sixteen cases selected from the literature. Tuberculous abscess of the
thyroid was equally distributed between males and females and the ages varied from
7 to 74 years. Three patients had definite goiters, of which one presented toxic symptoms.
The clinical picture of tuberculous abscess was that of a cystic swelling of the thyroid
gland of several months' duration, which on incision was found to contain thick pus,
positive for acid-fast bacilli on smear, culture, or guinea pig inoculation. The tissue
removed showed tuberculous granulation. There was delayed healing of the wound in
the majority of cases. In no patient was postoperative myxedema demonstrated. A focus
of tuberculous infection outside the thyroid gland was demonstrated in nine patients.
Two patients died of miliary tuberculosis, while the others made uneventful recoveries.
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Publication history
Received:
October 17,
1944
Footnotes
☆This study was aided by a grant from the Comly Fund for Research of the Ohio State University.
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© 1945 Published by Elsevier Inc.
