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Miliary Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patient Induced by Imatinib and Steroid [PDF]

Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas, 2022
Miliary tuberculosis occurs due to the hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis from the primary complex.  The use of steroid and cytotoxic drugs increases the incidence of miliary tuberculosis.  Typical manifestations of miliary tuberculosis is
Randa Fermada, Fauzar Fauzar, Roza Kurniati, Irza Wahid   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Miliary tuberculosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2019
Background: Miliary tuberculosis is a serious and uncommon form of tuberculosis due to hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Objective: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical features of miliary tuberculosis ...
Boushab Mohamed Boushab, Leonardo Kishi Basco   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Intermittent chemotherapy for miliary tuberculosis in children

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1999
Miliary tuberculosis is a severe manifestation of tuberculosis. Six children aged between two months and 10 years with the diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis were treated with intermittent antituberculous therapy for six, nine or 12 months.
Deniz Anadol, Nural Kiper, Ayhan Göçmen, Uğur Özçelik   +3 more
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Miliary tuberculosis with pulmonary and extrapulmonary component complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017
Miliary tuberculosis results from the lymphohematogenous spread of the tubercle bacilli to the vascular beds in the lungs and other organs. Diagnosis is made by clinical judgment and chest X-ray showing miliary mottling of the lung fields.
Bhupen Barman, Iadarilang Tiewsoh, Kyrshanlang G Lynrah, Baphira Wankhar, Taso Beyong, Neel Kanth Issar   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Genital tuberculosis initially presenting as pyometra and progressing to miliary tuberculosis: A case report. [PDF]

Respir Med Case Rep
Female genital tuberculosis is a rare and often asymptomatic condition, which makes its diagnosis challenging. Early recognition of uncommon clinical presentation of tuberculosis is crucial for the better management of it.
Kasuga K, Kitazono M, Maeda M, Koba T, Matsuda S, Takamori M.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Complications of miliary tuberculosis: low mortality and predictive biomarkers from a UK cohort

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Untreated, miliary tuberculosis (TB) has a mortality approaching 100%. As it is uncommon there is little specific data to guide its management. We report detailed data from a UK cohort of patients with miliary tuberculosis and the associations
Jonathan Underwood, Fiona Cresswell, Alex P Salam, Alex J Keeley, Charles Cleland, Laurence John, Robert N Davidson   +6 more
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CCL2 responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis are associated with disease severity in tuberculosis. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND Leucocyte activating chemokines such as CCL2, CCL3, and CXCL8 together with proinflammatory IFNgamma, TNFalpha and downmodulatory IL10 play a central role in the restriction of M.
Hussain Rabia, Cliff, Jacqueline M., Hasan, Z, Jamil, Bushra, Bushra Jamil, Hussain, Rabia, Cliff, Jacqueline M, Ashraf Mussarat, Hazel M Dockrell, Hasan Zahra, Jamil, B, Mussarat Ashraf, Jacqueline M Cliff, Ashraf, Mussarat, Cliff Jacqueline M., Cliff, JM, Irfan, Muhammad, Irfan Muhammad, Ashraf, M, Hussain, R, Muhammad Irfan, Hasan, Zahra, Dockrell Hazel M., Dockrell, HM, Irfan, M, Jamil Bushra, Dockrell, Hazel M, Rabia Hussain, Zahra Hasan   +28 more
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Miliary Tuberculosis Diagnosed After Repeated Sputum Smear Examinations Despite Negative Results at a Referral Tuberculosis Center: The Importance of Maintaining Clinical Suspicion. [PDF]

J Gen Fam Med
ABSTRACT An 88‐year‐old woman with back pain was found to have destructive changes at T9/T10 and diffuse micronodular pulmonary opacities suggestive of miliary tuberculosis. At two referring hospitals, six sputum smears and two interferon‐gamma release assays were negative.
Kabeya K, Mouri K, Someko H.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Miliary Tuberculosis With Immune Thrombocytopenia in 50-Year-Old Ethiopian Woman: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
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 ...
Abdela HA, Woyimo TG, Bayisa RG, Tafese ST.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Miliary tuberculosis complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome and hemophagocytic syndrome

Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2022
A 65-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 1-month history of fever and cough with expectoration. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) revealed miliary tuberculosis.
Kanako Takahashi, M. Akatsuka, Shuji Yamamoto   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source