Objective:To expore early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis of thyroid.Methods:One patient with tuberculosis of thyroid who was misdiagnosed for 7 months was reported,a retrospective analysis of 87 patients with tuberculosis of thyroid gland diagnosed by needle biopsy and postoperative pathologic examination.Results:15 cases were diagnosed by needle blopsy,others by postoperative pathologic examination,most of them were misdiagnosed as thyroid carcinoma,thyroid adenoma,the fewer were misdiagnosed as endemic goiter,nodular goiter,hyperthyroidism.Conclusion:Thyroid node accompanied by fever and pulmonary tuberculosis must be considered of tuberculosis of thyroid,needle biopsy is a convenient and effective method for diagnosis.