Ileocaecal and transverse colonic tuberculosis mimicking colonic malignancy – A case report
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.04.016
Abstract: Highlights • Gastrointestinal tuberculosis and colonic cancer carry a similar clinicoradiological profile.• Colonoscopic biopsy is the main investigation to be considered for the diagnosis.• Gene xpert has evolved as the diagnostic tool for tuberculosis with… read more here.
Keywords: ileocaecal transverse; case; tuberculosis; tuberculosis mimicking ... See more keywords
Atypical spinal tuberculosis mimicking malignancy: the utility of multimodality imaging evaluation
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DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138350
Abstract: A previously well 50-year-old woman presenting with 2 months of worsening cough and back pain underwent a chest radiograph that incidentally revealed thoracic paravertebral soft-tissue swelling (figure 1). Further CT and MRI work-up showed a… read more here.
Keywords: atypical spinal; mimicking malignancy; spinal tuberculosis; malignancy ... See more keywords
Renal tuberculosis mimicking renal cell carcinoma: a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s13256-019-2073-0
Abstract: BackgroundUrogenital tuberculosis is still a frequent presentation, and it constitutes a current public health problem in endemic areas. The clinical presentation of this form of the disease may be misleading. The pseudotumoral type of renal… read more here.
Keywords: renal cell; case; tuberculosis; tuberculosis mimicking ... See more keywords