Author/Authors :
Sharma, Kumudini Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology - Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences - Lucknow, India , Kanaujia, Vikas Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology - Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences - Lucknow, India , Jain, Anu Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology - Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences - Lucknow, India , Bains, Sukhdeep Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology - Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences - Lucknow, India
Abstract :
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.
