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@#Pulmonary TB may present insidiously and ambiguously, leaving clinicians with a diagnostic dilemma. A 30-year-old lady with underlying spinocerebellar ataxia presented with progressive shortness of breath, prolonged cough with whitish sputum, loss of appetite and weight loss of 1-year duration. Physical examination showed a cachectic, tachypnoeic female with finger clubbing and coarse crepitations on lung auscultation. Chest radiograph showed bilateral air space opacities relatively sparing the upper zone. Contrast-enhanced CT thorax revealed bilateral cavitary necrotising consolidations, multiple scattered lung nodules with surrounding ground-glass opacities. After exclusion of alternative diagnoses, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia diagnosis was made. She had a rapid clinic improvement once steroid was started. TB polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from bronchoscopic bronchial washing eventually was positive. Anti-TB treatment was started, and oral steroid was slowly tapered down. Organizing pneumonia (OP) may complicate pulmonary TB. Diagnosing OP without lung biopsy requires a multi-disciplinary approach, taking into consideration all available evidences. Early steroid therapy is lifesaving and should be considered after thorough exclusion of alternative diseases.
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@#Elbow injuries are common in children. Supracondylar fractures occurred in 16% of all pediatric fractures. Supracondylar fractures can be classified into 4 types according to the Gartland classification, depending on the degree of the fracture present in the lateral radiograph. This case highlights the case of a child with a Gartland Type I fracture. A misdiagnosis of this fracture will compromise the management of the injury with regards to immobilization and subsequent care. As this injury can be managed on an outpatient basis, primary care frontliners need to be aware of the condition.