A Case of Multifocal Tuberculosis Mimicking Metastatic Malignancy / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 173-177, 2007.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-139592
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis remains as a major public health problem worldwide. In addition to classic pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis may sometimes present atypically. In the case of atypical tuberculosis, the unusual sites and properties that mimic other diseases can lead to a misdiagnosis and therapeutic delay. Abdominal and pharyngeal tuberculosis are uncommon extrapulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis. To the best of our knowledge, a combination of abdominal and pharyngeal tuberculosis with endobronchial tuberculosis has not been reported. We report a case of concurrent abdominal and pharyngeal tuberculosis in a patient with chronic endobronchial tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic malignancy on computed tomography and FDG-PET.
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Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis Pulmonar
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Salud Pública
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Errores Diagnósticos
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Metástasis de la Neoplasia
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Año:
2007
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Artículo
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