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Microfilaria in thyroid gland nodule

2008; Medknow; Volume: 51; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4103/0377-4929.40415

ISSN

0974-5130

Autores

Chetna Agarwal, Monisha Chowdhary, Sabeena Langer, Meenu Aggarwal,

Tópico(s)

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

Resumo

Presence of microfilaria in the thyroid gland is a rare finding. Filariasis is a common public health problem in the Indian sub-continent. Most of the cases of microfilaria in thyroid gland reported in the literature are associated with goiter and thyroid neoplasms. Here, we present a rare case that showed microfilaria on fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary thyroid nodule.

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