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Tuberculous orbital abscess associated with thyroid tuberculosis
Kumudini Sharma1, Vikas Kanaujia, Anu Jain
1Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Purpose:
To report an unusual presentation of tuberculosis.
Case Report:
A six-year old boy presented with left upper lid swelling of 15 days' duration and an asymptomatic midline neck mass from 2 months ago. Imaging studies, and microbiologic tests which demonstrated acid-fast bacilli in the fine needle aspirate of the thyroid mass, both confirmed a diagnosis of cold tuberculous thyroid abscess with presumed hematogenous spread to the orbit. The patient demonstrated marked improvement of both lesions with antitubercular drugs.
Conclusion:
This case illustrates a very rare association of orbital and thyroid tuberculosis.
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