%0 Journal Article
%T Diagnostic and Management Guidelines of Thyroid Tuberculosis: Our Experience and Systematic Review.
%A Chaudhary P
%A Bhadana U
%A Anand A
%A Kapur N
%J Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
%V 75
%N 2
%D 2023 Jun
%M 37275094
暂无%R 10.1007/s12070-022-03275-y
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Thyroid tuberculosis has non-specific clinical presentation, difficult diagnosis and specific medical management. The aim of this article is to present and share a review of the English-language literature on thyroid tuberculosis in order to gain a better understanding of diagnostic methods and provide guidelines for its management and to present our experience of three cases.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The systematic search of the literature was performed on Pubmed and Medline from 1950 to 2019 according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We retrieved 13 manuscripts meeting our criteria from the search. There were 7 case series, and 6 manuscripts with review of the literature.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Direct histopathological demonstration is the best diagnostic modality. FNAC is the study of choice and PCR assay increases its sensitivity. The standard short course ATT for 6 months is recommended for isolated thyroid TB and for widespread disease, 12 months therapy is recommended. Surgery is reserved for failure of medical therapy and abscess formation.