Miliary tuberculosis presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient with down syndrome
Introduction. Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a rare and potentially fatal form of disseminated TB. It is caused by a widespread haematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from an active caseous focus to different organs. Sometimes it can have an acute presentation with a rapidonset clin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia
2020-01-01
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Series: | Vojnosanitetski Pregled |
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Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2020/0042-84501800108N.pdf |