Diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a pediatric patient initially suspected of tuberculosis

Abstract Background Symptoms of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) are atypical, and histopathological misdiagnosis of IMT is still inevitable. Here we present a pediatric case that an eight-year-old boy with recurrent fever for fifteen months, received anti-tuberculosis therapy for five month...

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Main Authors: Yiyuan Li, Yang Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04431-1