Empyema necessitans and disseminated tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adult patient: a case report

Disseminated tuberculosis is a rare condition in immunocompetent hosts. It results from lymphohematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during both primary and postprimary tuberculosis. This is a case report of a male patient admitted to our hospital for typical clinical signs of infectiou...

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Main Author: Alejandra Bendezú Chacaltana
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de San Martín de Porres 2017-04-01
Series:Horizonte Médico
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Online Access:http://www.horizontemedicina.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/705/445