Central nervous system tuberculoma with miliary tuberculosis in the elderly
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00710
Abstract: Highlights • Elderly CNS tuberculoma may not have systemic signs of infection such as a fever.• Tuberculosis (TB) in older persons can result in delay in diagnosis and initiation.• Case is disseminated TB- military TB… read more here.
Keywords: nervous system; central nervous; system tuberculoma; tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Prognostic factors in patients with miliary tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2018.07.001
Abstract: Background and purpose Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) complication has long been considered a factor associated with poor prognosis in patients with miliary tuberculosis. However, few reports exist on the prognostic factors of miliary tuberculosis… read more here.
Keywords: prognostic factors; three months; within three; tuberculosis ... See more keywords
A case of immune thrombocytopenia due to miliary tuberculosis effectively treated with eltrombopag
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101320
Abstract: An 80-year-old woman was diagnosed with miliary tuberculosis. Laboratory findings showed marked thrombocytopenia (3000/μl). Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) was diagnosed because platelet transfusion was ineffective, and bone marrow puncture demonstrated a normal number of megakaryocytes. Anti-tuberculosis… read more here.
Keywords: thrombocytopenia; treatment; case; tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Pulmonary co-infection with nocardia species and nontuberculous mycobacteria mimicking miliary tuberculosis in a patient with Crohn's disease under combined immunosuppressive therapy.
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DOI: 10.1055/a-0614-2871
Abstract: Nocardiosis is a rare infection caused by ubiquitous soil-born, acid-resistant, Gram-positive bacteria that can be life-threatening in immunocompromised patients. Originally usually diagnosed in HIV-positive patients, only few cases have been reported in patients on immunosuppressive… read more here.
Keywords: immunosuppressive therapy; infection; disease; therapy ... See more keywords
Clinical and radiologic characteristics of radiologically missed miliary tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000023833
Abstract: Abstract While chest CT provides important clue for diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis (TB), patients are occasionally missed on initial CT, which might delay the diagnosis. This study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological characteristics… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; missed miliary; radiologically missed; miliary tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis in an infant in metropolitan Australia: Detection of infection in 19 further family members,four with pulmonary disease
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DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13706
Abstract: Diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis in an infant in metropolitan Australia: Detection of infection in 19 further family members, four with pulmonary disease Alberto Pinzon-Charry, Margaret Wamsley, Julia Clark, Andrew Burke, Hiranthi Walpola, Rebecca Abrahall and… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis miliary; tuberculosis infant; tuberculosis; metropolitan australia ... See more keywords
Intestinal perforation due to miliary tuberculosis in a patient with myasthenia gravis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249547
Abstract: A man in his early 70s presented to the emergency department with a fall, following a history of fatigue and malodorous urine. On presentation, he was feverish, tachycardic and confused and was treated for presumed… read more here.
Keywords: myasthenia gravis; miliary tuberculosis; intestinal perforation;
Metastatic cancer masquerading as miliary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent young adult
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-249880
Abstract: A healthy, immunocompetent South Asian man in his mid-20s, with a medical history of gastric ulcer, presented to Accident & Emergency with pleuritic chest pain, shortness of breath, fever, night sweats, weight loss, dry cough… read more here.
Keywords: metastatic cancer; miliary tuberculosis; cancer masquerading; immunocompetent ... See more keywords
Importance of immunosuppression in haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis caused by miliary tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2024-261936
Abstract: Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a syndrome with an abnormal activation of the immune system and is associated with a high mortality even with treatment. We present a case of a woman in her mid-50s who… read more here.
Keywords: haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; treatment; miliary tuberculosis; hlh ... See more keywords
Unusual presentation of miliary tuberculosis in a 12-year-old girl: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04427-x
Abstract: Background Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a lethal hematogenous spread form of mycobacterium tuberculosis with approximately 15–20% mortality rate in children. The present report highlights the clinical manifestations of an unusual presentation of miliary tuberculosis in… read more here.
Keywords: unusual presentation; miliary tuberculosis; tuberculosis; case ... See more keywords
High blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio associated with poor outcomes in miliary tuberculosis.
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.65
Abstract: Background It is difficult to predict the prognosis of miliary tuberculosis (TB). We hypothesized that blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an indicator of inflammatory status to reflect independent prognostic significance in patients with miliary TB.… read more here.
Keywords: ratio; neutrophil lymphocyte; lymphocyte ratio; blood neutrophil ... See more keywords