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Endocrine tuberculosis

MedGen UID:
52884
•Concept ID:
C0041310
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Endocrine Tuberculoses; Endocrine Tuberculosis; Tuberculoses, Endocrine; Tuberculosis, Endocrine
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006743

Definition

Infection of the endocrine glands with species of mycobacterium, most often mycobacterium tuberculosis. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEndocrine tuberculosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Indian Academy of Pediatrics Revised (2021) Guidelines on Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency and Rickets.
Gupta P, Dabas A, Seth A, Bhatia VL, Khadgawat R, Kumar P, Balasubramanian S, Khadilkar V, Mallikarjuna HB, Godbole T, Krishnamurthy S, Goyal JP, Bhakhri BK, Ahmad A, Angadi K, Basavaraj GV, Parekh BJ, Kurpad A, Marwaha RK, Shah D, Munns C, Sachdev HPS
Indian Pediatr 2022 Feb 15;59(2):142-158. Epub 2021 Dec 29 PMID: 34969941
Pancreatogenic diabetes, acute pancreatitis management, and pancreatic tuberculosis: Appraising the present and setting goals for the future.
Machicado JD, Papachristou GI
United European Gastroenterol J 2020 May;8(4):365-368. doi: 10.1177/2050640620917017. PMID: 32364055Free PMC Article
Surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children.
Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Alhazzani W, Agus MSD, Flori HR, Inwald DP, Nadel S, Schlapbach LJ, Tasker RC, Argent AC, Brierley J, Carcillo J, Carrol ED, Carroll CL, Cheifetz IM, Choong K, Cies JJ, Cruz AT, De Luca D, Deep A, Faust SN, De Oliveira CF, Hall MW, Ishimine P, Javouhey E, Joosten KFM, Joshi P, Karam O, Kneyber MCJ, Lemson J, MacLaren G, Mehta NM, Møller MH, Newth CJL, Nguyen TC, Nishisaki A, Nunnally ME, Parker MM, Paul RM, Randolph AG, Ranjit S, Romer LH, Scott HF, Tume LN, Verger JT, Williams EA, Wolf J, Wong HR, Zimmerman JJ, Kissoon N, Tissieres P
Intensive Care Med 2020 Feb;46(Suppl 1):10-67. doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05878-6. PMID: 32030529Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Histopathologic diagnosis of thyroid tuberculosis.
Ozekinci S, Mizrak B, Saruhan G, Senturk S
Thyroid 2009 Sep;19(9):983-6. doi: 10.1089/thy.2009.0189. PMID: 19678750
Differentiation between tuberculosis and primary tumors in the adrenal gland: evaluation with contrast-enhanced CT.
Yang ZG, Guo YK, Li Y, Min PQ, Yu JQ, Ma ES
Eur Radiol 2006 Sep;16(9):2031-6. Epub 2006 Jan 25 doi: 10.1007/s00330-005-0096-y. PMID: 16435135
Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland: review of the literature.
Bulbuloglu E, Ciralik H, Okur E, Ozdemir G, Ezberci F, Cetinkaya A
World J Surg 2006 Feb;30(2):149-55. doi: 10.1007/s00268-005-0139-1. PMID: 16425087
Imaging of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Engin G, Acunaş B, Acunaş G, Tunaci M
Radiographics 2000 Mar-Apr;20(2):471-88; quiz 529-30, 532. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.20.2.g00mc07471. PMID: 10715344
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Oklahoma, 1965 to 1973.
Snider DE Jr
Am Rev Respir Dis 1975 May;111(5):641-6. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1975.111.5.641. PMID: 1130756

Diagnosis

Thyroid tuberculosis.
Chuang TJ, Liu JS, Hung YJ, Hsieh CH
QJM 2015 Jan;108(1):47-8. Epub 2014 Jul 29 doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcu154. PMID: 25078413
Thyroid tuberculosis.
Terzidis K, Tourli P, Kiapekou E, Alevizaki M
Hormones (Athens) 2007 Jan-Mar;6(1):75-9. PMID: 17324921
Thyroid tuberculosis.
Simkus A
Medicina (Kaunas) 2004;40(3):201-4. PMID: 15064539
Pancreatic tuberculosis.
Brusko G, Melvin WS, Fromkes JJ, Ellison EC
Am Surg 1995 Jun;61(6):513-5. PMID: 7762900
Tuberculosis and adrenal function.
Sridhar GR
Natl Med J India 1994 Nov-Dec;7(6):257-9. PMID: 7841874

Therapy

Primary Pituitary Tubercular Abscess: A Case Report.
Roka YB, Roka N, Pandey SR
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2019 May-Jun;57(217):206-208. doi: 10.31729/jnma.4433. PMID: 31477965Free PMC Article
Tubercular thyroid abscess.
Kumar A, Pahwa HS, Srivastava R, Khan KA
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Jun 27;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009815. PMID: 23814203Free PMC Article
Thyroid tuberculosis with abnormal thyroid function--case report and review of the literature.
Luiz HV, Pereira BD, Silva TN, Veloza A, Matos C, Manita I, Cordeiro MC, Raimundo L, Portugal J
Endocr Pract 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):e44-9. doi: 10.4158/EP12276.CR. PMID: 23337150
Diagnosis--Addison's disease secondary to tuberculosis of the adrenal glands.
Patnaik MM, Deshpande AK
Clin Med Res 2008 May;6(1):29. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2007.754a. PMID: 18591375Free PMC Article
Thyroid tuberculosis.
Simkus A
Medicina (Kaunas) 2004;40(3):201-4. PMID: 15064539

Prognosis

Thyroid tuberculosis.
Terzidis K, Tourli P, Kiapekou E, Alevizaki M
Hormones (Athens) 2007 Jan-Mar;6(1):75-9. PMID: 17324921
Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland: review of the literature.
Bulbuloglu E, Ciralik H, Okur E, Ozdemir G, Ezberci F, Cetinkaya A
World J Surg 2006 Feb;30(2):149-55. doi: 10.1007/s00268-005-0139-1. PMID: 16425087
Primary adrenal lymphoma associated with adrenal insufficiency: a distinct clinical entity.
Pimentel M, Johnston JB, Allan DR, Greenberg H, Bernstein CN
Leuk Lymphoma 1997 Jan;24(3-4):363-7. doi: 10.3109/10428199709039025. PMID: 9156667
Infectious diseases of the thyroid gland.
Berger SA, Zonszein J, Villamena P, Mittman N
Rev Infect Dis 1983 Jan-Feb;5(1):108-22. doi: 10.1093/clinids/5.1.108. PMID: 6338569
Late generalized tuberculosis: a clinical pathologic analysis and comparison of 100 cases in the preantibiotic and antibiotic eras.
Slavin RE, Walsh TJ, Pollack AD
Medicine (Baltimore) 1980 Sep;59(5):352-66. PMID: 7432152

Clinical prediction guides

Pituitary tuberculosis presented with pituitary coma.
Chihaoui M, Oueslati I, Chaker F, Yazidi M, Goubantini A, Nagi S, Slimane H
Tunis Med 2018 Aug-Sep;96(8-9):532-535. PMID: 30430535
Central diabetes insipidus induced by tuberculosis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient.
Domiciano DS, de Carvalho JF, Macedo AR, Laurindo IM
Acta Reumatol Port 2010 Apr-Jun;35(2):232-5. PMID: 20711095
Primary tuberculosis of the thyroid gland.
Zendah I, Daghfous H, Ben Mrad S, Tritar F
Hormones (Athens) 2008 Oct-Dec;7(4):330-3. doi: 10.14310/horm.2002.1215. PMID: 19121995
Addison's disease due to adrenal tuberculosis: MRI features.
Zhang XC, Yang ZG, Li Y, Min PQ, Guo YK, Deng YP, Dong ZH
Abdom Imaging 2008 Nov-Dec;33(6):689-94. doi: 10.1007/s00261-007-9352-8. PMID: 18180983
A clinical and immunological study of adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison's disease).
Irvine WJ, Stewart AG, Scarth L
Clin Exp Immunol 1967 Jan;2(1):31-70. PMID: 5340030Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Pancreatic tuberculosis: A systematic review of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Panic N, Maetzel H, Bulajic M, Radovanovic M, Löhr JM
United European Gastroenterol J 2020 May;8(4):396-402. Epub 2020 Jan 17 doi: 10.1177/2050640620902353. PMID: 32213022Free PMC Article

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