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OJVRTM
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of Veterinary Research©
Volume 17(8):444-449, 2013. Slightly Redacted
2017.
Thyroid tuberculosis in sheep: a case report
H. Kalantar (DVM, PhD)1,
M. Nouri (DVM, PhD)2, B. Mohammadian (DVM,
PhD)3, M. Hashemnia
(DVM, PhD)4, *, M. Noroozi (DVM)2
1Departments of
Pharmacology, 2Clinical Studies and 3Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, Shahid Chamran
University, Ahvaz and 4Department of
Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Razi
University, Kermanshah, Iran. Email: m.hashemnia@razi.ac.ir
ABSTRACT
Kalantar H, Nouri M, Mohammadian B, Hashemnia M, Noroozi M., Thyroid tuberculosis in sheep: a
case report, Onl J Vet Res., 17(8):444-449, 2013. To our best
knowledge, we describe a first report of thyroid tuberculosis in sheep. A
3-year-old ewe presented with a history of an enlarging mass on the proximal
part of the neck. The mass was firm, oval, moveable, and approximately 5 x 2.5
cm in diameter. Histopatological examination revealed
a central coagulum of caseous necrosis, consisting of
eosinophilic homogeneous material, mantle of giant cells and macrophages, a
capsule containing lymphocytes and a rim of collagenous connective tissue. The morphopathologic diagnosis was thyroid tuberculosis. Acid fast staining confirmed diagnosis which demonstrated numerous
acid-fast bacteria within giant cells.
Key words: Thyroid
tuberculosis, histopatology, neck, sheep
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