Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland: Review of the literature

Bulbuloglu E., Ciralik H., OKUR E., Ozdemir G., Ezberci F., Cetinkaya A.

WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.30, sa.2, ss.149-155, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00268-005-0139-1
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.149-155
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Thyroid tuberculosis (TTB) is a very rare condition, even in countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis. The aim of this article is to review and retrieve data about thyroid tuberculosis from the English-language literature in order to gain a better understanding of the clinical characteristics of TTB.