Tuberculosis, A Great Masquerader: A Case Report of Disseminated Multifocal Skeletal TB and Tracheoesophageal Fistulae Mimicking Metastatic Cancer

Tuberculosis, A Great Masquerader: A Case Report of Disseminated Multifocal Skeletal TB and Tracheoesophageal Fistulae Mimicking Metastatic Cancer

Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) can mimic metastatic disease because of its multi-organ involvement (including bones), which can make the diagnosis much more complicated. Tracheoesophageal fistula is a very uncommon manifestation of TB, as is multifocal skeletal TB. There are reports of TB presenting...

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Main Authors: Hariharan Subramony, Manjunatha Gajanana Hegde, Balagurunathan Raghavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2022-10-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
tuberculosis
tracheoesophageal fistula
multifocal skeletal lesions
ovarian neoplasm
anti-tubercular therapy
tropical diseases
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3624

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