Open AccessAcute thyroid swelling in renal transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Sunil Prakash,
Ajit Kumar Yadav,
Jaydev Kumhar,
Amitava Biswas,
G Kunal,
Ashwini Goel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_335_16
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , tuberculosis , renal transplant , fine needle aspiration cytology , abscess , fine needle aspiration , surgery , cytology , pathology , transplantation , biopsy
Tuberculosis (TB) of thyroid gland is rare entity even in solid organ transplant recipients who have a high risk of TB. Thyroid TB is easily diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. The majority of cases require only antitubercular drugs for treatment, and surgical intervention is required only in few patients. We here describe a case of thyroid TB presenting as an acute abscess in postrenal transplant recipient with a background of acute rejection treated with steroid and antithymocyte globulin.