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Miliary tuberculosis in an immune‐competent Bangladeshi man—A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Miliary tuberculosis is a disseminated and active form of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It frequently affects immunocompromised patients. However, immune‐competent hosts are reported rarely.
Susanta Kumar Paul +4 more
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Miliary Tuberculosis in Adults [PDF]
BMJ, 1969 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.
A T, Proudfoot +3 more
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Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Mimicking Miliary Tuberculosis
Case Reports in Oncology, 2020 Miliary shadows on chest imaging have wide differential diagnoses. The most common etiology is infectious, such as miliary tuberculosis (TB) and histoplasmosis, but miliary shadows can be the presentation of sarcoidosis, pneumoconiosis, and secondary ...
Dawlat Khan +4 more
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Miliary Brain Tuberculomas and Meningitis: Tuberculosis Beyond the Lungs
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020 Tuberculosis remains one of the most common infectious diseases. Miliary presentation is a rare and possibly lethal form, resulting from massive lymphohaematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli.
G. Vasconcelos +4 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare heterogenous genetic or acquired hyperinflammatory syndrome associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality.
L. H. Trovik +7 more
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Tuberculous Endophthalmitis With Phthisis Bulbi: A Diagnostic Delay Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Tuberculous endophthalmitis should be prioritized in differential diagnosis for unexplained endophthalmitis in TB‐endemic regions; early systemic evaluation, timely pars plana vitrectomy, and adjunctive corticosteroids are crucial to prevent phthisis bulbi, though evidence for some interventions remains limited.
Chen Y, Li S, Chen X, Liu N, Liu D.
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Brazilian Journal of Health Review, 2020 Miliary tuberculosis (MT) is a widespread, potentially fatal form of TB. It is mainly related to immunocompromised patients and occurs due to hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Vívian de Souza Lemos +7 more
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Cryptic miliary tuberculosis [PDF]
QJM, 2016 Miliary tuberculosis is the widespread haematogenous dissemination of tubercle bacilli. It produces numerous small lesions in many organs of the body.1 The miliary tuberculosis is ‘overt’ if the typical miliary infiltrate is seen on the chest radiograph, whereas it is called ‘cryptic’ miliary tuberculosis where the typical radiology and clinical ...
Ozaras, R. +4 more
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Medicine, 2020 Rationale: Steroid is known to cause generalized immunosuppression, thereby increasing the risk of new infection or recurrence of tuberculosis. However, corticosteroid as a culprit for exacerbation of miliary tuberculosis—from a cryptic to an overt form ...
Minji Song, Sung Jin Kim, J. Yoo
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A 73‐year‐old man with loss of consciousness during treatment for miliary tuberculosis
Respirology Case Reports, 2022 Key message Miliary tuberculosis is often associated with cerebral tuberculoma, which can manifest during treatment. We present images of a patient with cerebral tuberculoma detected due to emerging neurological symptoms during treatment of miliary ...
Masahiro Ohgiya +4 more
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