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2020 , Vol. 19 >Issue 03: 269 - 273

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16150/j.1671-2870.2020.03.012

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Sonographic findings of thyroid tuberculosis: Report of a case and review of literature

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  • 1a. Department of Ultrasound, 1b. Department of Pathology, 1c. Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Luwan Branch, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, China
    2. Department of Ultrasound, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China

Received date: 2019-11-04

  Online published: 2020-06-25

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the sonographic appearance of thyroid tuberculosis on conventional ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), so as to improve the understanding and diagnosis of the disease. Methods: The features on conventional ultrasound and CEUS of one case with thyroid tuberculosis were analyzed and reviewed with relevant literature and pathological findings. Results: On conventional ultrasound,it appeared as two inhomogeneously hypoechoic, irregular and ill-defined nodules without calcifications and no changes in the posterior echo was found. CEUS showed heterogeneous and low enhancement with slow wash-in and fast wash-out. The nodules were finally confirmed as thyroid tuberculosis by cytological examination. Conclusions: The sonographic appearance of thyroid tuberculosis is not specific, similar to the features of papillary thyroid carcinoma. The final diagnosis depends on pathological examination.

Key words： Thyroid; Tuberculosis; Ultrasound

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FEI Yuanxin, KUANG Lijun, LU Caifeng, LI Weiwei, ZHOU Wei, ZHOU Qinghua . Sonographic findings of thyroid tuberculosis: Report of a case and review of literature[J]. Journal of Diagnostics Concepts & Practice, 2020 , 19(03) : 269 -273 . DOI: 10.16150/j.1671-2870.2020.03.012

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