Miliary tuberculosis in an immune‐competent Bangladeshi man—A case report
Abstract 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. Herein, we reported a case of miliary tuberculosis of a 40‐year‐old immune‐comp...
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| author | Susanta Kumar Paul Shamim Ahmed Rajashish Chakrabortty Shamrat Kumar Paul Mohammed Atiqur Rahman |
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| description | Abstract 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. Herein, we reported a case of miliary tuberculosis of a 40‐year‐old immune‐competent Bangladeshi man presented with pyrexia of unknown origin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2887741e8d054ac18ba9670be63b1ca42023-06-30T07:34:07ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-06-01116n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7516Miliary tuberculosis in an immune‐competent Bangladeshi man—A case reportSusanta Kumar Paul0Shamim Ahmed1Rajashish Chakrabortty2Shamrat Kumar Paul3Mohammed Atiqur Rahman4Department of Respiratory Medicine Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Dhaka BangladeshDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Dhaka BangladeshDepartment of Respiratory Medicine Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Dhaka BangladeshDepartment of Physics and Astronomy Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USADepartment of Respiratory Medicine Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Dhaka BangladeshAbstract 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. Herein, we reported a case of miliary tuberculosis of a 40‐year‐old immune‐competent Bangladeshi man presented with pyrexia of unknown origin.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7516Bangladeshiimmune‐competentmiliary tuberculosisPUO |
| spellingShingle | Susanta Kumar Paul Shamim Ahmed Rajashish Chakrabortty Shamrat Kumar Paul Mohammed Atiqur Rahman Miliary tuberculosis in an immune‐competent Bangladeshi man—A case report Clinical Case Reports Bangladeshi immune‐competent miliary tuberculosis PUO |
| title | Miliary tuberculosis in an immune‐competent Bangladeshi man—A case report |
| title_full | Miliary tuberculosis in an immune‐competent Bangladeshi man—A case report |
| title_fullStr | Miliary tuberculosis in an immune‐competent Bangladeshi man—A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Miliary tuberculosis in an immune‐competent Bangladeshi man—A case report |
| title_short | Miliary tuberculosis in an immune‐competent Bangladeshi man—A case report |
| title_sort | miliary tuberculosis in an immune competent bangladeshi man a case report |
| topic | Bangladeshi immune‐competent miliary tuberculosis PUO |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7516 |
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