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TUBERCULOSIS OF THE THYROID GLAND

1929; American Medical Association; Volume: 92; Issue: 21 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/jama.1929.02700470017006

2376-8118

S. W. BUDD,

Head and Neck Anomalies

It was thought by pathologists of midnineteenth century that thyroid was immune to ravages of tubercle bacillus. Rokitanski as late as 1861 stated that tuberculosis never occurred in this gland. In 1862 Lebert described one of first authentic cases of tuberculosis of thyroid. A year of two later Cohnheim, Cornil and Ranvier recorded cases of miliary tuberculosis in connection with general miliary tuberculosis. Chiari, Dumolard, Weigert and others reported cases of caseous tuberculosis. Virchow in 1865 stated that there was some antagonistic action between thyroid tissue and tubercle bacillus; still he was able to report two cases of miliary tuberculosis and one of caseous tuberculosis. Morin, Roger and Gamier described a rare form of tuberculosis of thyroid; namely, sclerosing type. The number of cases of tuberculosis of thyroid has increased steadily, but according to Coller and Huggins the total