Tuberculous abscess of the retrosternal thyroid gland displacing the oesophagus

Infections of the thyroid gland have been reported for various organisms, bacterial, parasite, fungus and virus, acute or chronic, suppurative or non-suppurative. Two rare conditions when combined are even rarer, the tuberculous abscess of the retrosternal thyroid gland, causing extrinsic pressure effect and producing dysphagia. Rapid relief of symptoms occurred after surgery and followed after antituberculous therapy.