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Fatal acute miliary tuberculosis complicated by obstructive jaundice, acute pancreatitis, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 57-year-old immunocompetent female: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Miliary tuberculosis occurs in 2% of all patients with tuberculosis when Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulates in the bloodstream, leading to various nonspecific features.
Ahed Assaf, Suleiman khaddour, Saja Karaja, William Borghol, Haya Almohammad, Mario Wassel, Kinan Alkeshk, Akram Shammat   +7 more
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Miliary Tuberculosis With Immune Thrombocytopenia in 50‐Year‐Old Ethiopian Woman: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

Clinical Case Reports
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare but recognized hematologic complication of tuberculosis (TB), particularly miliary TB. We present a case of a 50‐year‐old female with severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic manifestations secondary to miliary TB ...
Hayatu Awel Abdela, Tamirat Godebo Woyimo, Ragasa Getachew Bayisa, Sisay Tagese Tafese   +3 more
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Miliary Tuberculosis [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum, 2017
ABSTRACT Miliary tuberculosis (TB) results from a massive lymphohematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli and is characterized by tiny tubercles evident on gross pathology resembling millet seeds in size and appearance.
Surendra K, Sharma, Alladi, Mohan
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Miliary TB Without Microbiological Confirmation in a Post-Menopausal Female: A Case From a High-Burden Region. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Miliary tuberculosis (TB) presents significant diagnostic challenges in resource‐limited, high‐burden regions when microbiological confirmation is unattainable. We describe a 65‐year‐old post‐menopausal Nepalese woman with prolonged fever, anemia, and constitutional symptoms.
Miya JA, Bhandari S, Adhikari P.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Miliary brain tuberculosis in an infant

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Tuberculosis remains prevalent in developing countries. Central nervous system tuberculosis often occurs secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis, transmitted through the bloodstream, and has a high mortality rate.
Le Anh Duc, MD, PhD, Doan-Van Ngoc, MD, PhD, Nguyen Ngoc Trung, MD, PhD, Nguyen-Van Sang, MD, PhD, Tran Phan Ninh, MD, PhD, Tran-Van Giang, MD, Thieu-Thi Tra My, MD, Tran Hoa, MD, PhD, Nguyen Minh Duc, MD, MSc   +8 more
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All that is Miliary is not tuberculosis [PDF]

Perspectives In Medical Research, 2020
Miliary pattern on radiographs are attributed always to tuberculosis even though the differential diagnoses of miliary pattern is very wide. This pattern is most commonly caused by infectious diseases and rarely by malignancies.
Vijetha S ¹, Samanvitha V 1 , Ramu M 2 , Satish Chandra K 3 , Prasad C N 4
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Pulmonary miliary sarcoidosis masquerading the reactivation of tuberculosis 30 years later

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Sarcoidosis may occur after treatment with pulmonary tuberculosis and requires differential diagnosis from tuberculosis reactivation.
Takashi Okuma, Reimi Mizushima, Yukihisa Takeda, Kazutoshi Toriyama, Yusuke Watanabe, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Kazutetsu Aoshiba   +6 more
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Peritoneal Tuberculosis Mimicking Cancerous Peritonitis With Elevated Serum Cancer Antigen 125 and Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Levels: A Case Report. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We present a patient with massive ascites with elevated serum cancer antigens 125 (CA125) and carbohydrate antigen 19‐9 (CA19‐9) levels who was diagnosed with peritoneal tuberculosis by laparoscopic findings and peritoneal biopsy, and was successfully treated with anti‐tuberculous agents with a decrease of serum CA125 and CA19‐9.
Morimoto T, Yamasaki K, Fujimasa R, Tohyama A, Meguro M, Degawa H, Hirosawa R, Ikegami H, Tahara M, Jotatsu T, Yatera K.   +10 more
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All Signs Point to Cancer: A Case of Cryptic Miliary Tuberculosis in the Setting of Concomitant Cancer

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021
Dissemination of tuberculosis (TB) is known as miliary tuberculosis. When miliary tuberculosis lacks classic radiographic and clinical features, it can be labeled cryptic miliary tuberculosis and may mimic metastatic cancer.
Victoria Cress, Sue Min Sophia Kwon, Michael T. Ulrich   +2 more
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Tuberculosis Masquerading as Behcet's Disease-Pseudo Bechet's Syndrome: A Case-Based Review of Literature. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report a case of recurrent oral/scrotal ulcers with systemic symptoms in a 33‐year‐old man masked pulmonary tuberculosis: imaging showed cavitary consolidations with effusion, and thoracoscopic pleural biopsy demonstrated acid‐fast bacilli. Anti‐tubercular therapy led to complete resolution, underscoring TB as a key Behçet's mimic to exclude before ...
Rachel R, Polavarapu N, Mathew J, Prasad VP, Maturu VN.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources