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Acute miliary tuberculosis of the pharynx (Isambert disease): case report
Miliary pharyngeal tuberculosis or Isambert disease is a rare form of tuberculosis. It can be isolated or more often associated with lung damage. We report the case of a 25-year-old patient referred for deep asthenia with fever, sweating and weight loss,
Younes Chebraoui+6 more
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Miliary tuberculosis presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient with down syndrome [PDF]
Introduction. Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a rare and potentially fatal form of disseminated TB. It is caused by a widespread haematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from an active caseous focus to different organs.
Novković Ljiljana+5 more
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ABSTRACT A 10‐month‐old intact male blue Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) was presented to the Purdue University Small Animal Hospital with multiple bilateral masses on the caudal flank. Comprehensive evaluation using impression cytology, histopathology and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed a tumour composed of a mixed‐cell ...
Zi An Yu+2 more
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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND OUTCOME OF MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS [PDF]
Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is due to hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clinical manifestations are nonspecific and protean, depending on the predominant site of involvement.We evaluated the clinical manifestations of 15 patients with ...
J. Ayatollahi
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Miliary Tuberculosis in Adults [PDF]
Of 40 adults with miliary tuberculosis 24 had "overt" disease; in them miliary mottling was usually present on the chest radiograph, and tubercle bacilli were readily isolated from sputum, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid. In the remaining 16 patients the disease was termed "cryptic" because its usual clinical and radiographic features were absent.
N. W. Horne+3 more
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ABSTRACT The presence of both MDR‐TB and COVID‐19 complicates diagnosis and treatment, as their symptoms can overlap, resulting in possible delays in receiving the appropriate care. This study aimed to investigate whether COVID‐19 plays a role in the initiation or progression of latent or current tuberculosis (TB) infection, especially MDR‐TB, through ...
Gudisa Bereda
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Isolated splenic tuberculosis in immunocompetent patient: A rare occurrence
Globally millions of people are affected by tuberculosis (TB) each year and India has the largest number of TB cases both pulmonary and extrapulmonary. Extrapulmonary TB affecting spleen is quite rare and occurs mostly as a part of miliary tuberculosis ...
Vikas Tyagi, Snigdha Goyal, Sunder Goyal
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Clinical analysis of pregnancy complicated with miliary tuberculosis
Background Pregnancy complicated with tuberculosis is increasingly common. The clinical characteristics of pregnancy complicated with miliary tuberculosis are summarized in this study.
Kaige Wang+3 more
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Fifteen patients with cryptic miliary tuberculosis seen over a six-year period in a large teaching hospital were reviewed. This form of tuberculosis tended to be difficult to diagnose and was most common in older people and those with underlying diseases such as malignancy or blood dyscrasias.
M. J. Humphries+4 more
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The diagnosis of organising pneumonia (OP) can be challenging due to its diverse clinical presentations. We report the diagnostic work‐up and treatment for a case of a middle‐aged male presenting with intermittent cough and haemoptysis, eventually diagnosed with OP.
Boon Hau Ng+5 more
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