The paradoxical evolution in an unusual case of disseminated tuberculosis: Spontaneous resolution with disease progression
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause a myriad of clinical manifestations. We describe a case of a patient with end-stage renal failure, who presented with disseminated tuberculosis over the course of five months, manifesting with a self-resolving mediastinal mass, progressive lymphadenopathy, genito...
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| description | Mycobacterium tuberculosis can cause a myriad of clinical manifestations. We describe a case of a patient with end-stage renal failure, who presented with disseminated tuberculosis over the course of five months, manifesting with a self-resolving mediastinal mass, progressive lymphadenopathy, genitourinary, and musculoskeletal tuberculosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f11322c29c4b4057a937a7491efd2c172022-12-21T18:51:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2018-01-017328528710.4103/ijmy.ijmy_103_18The paradoxical evolution in an unusual case of disseminated tuberculosis: Spontaneous resolution with disease progressionSiew Yee ThienShuwei ZhengMycobacterium tuberculosis can cause a myriad of clinical manifestations. We describe a case of a patient with end-stage renal failure, who presented with disseminated tuberculosis over the course of five months, manifesting with a self-resolving mediastinal mass, progressive lymphadenopathy, genitourinary, and musculoskeletal tuberculosis.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2018;volume=7;issue=3;spage=285;epage=287;aulast=ThienAnterior mediastinal massdisseminated tuberculosisend-stage renal failure |
| spellingShingle | Siew Yee Thien Shuwei Zheng The paradoxical evolution in an unusual case of disseminated tuberculosis: Spontaneous resolution with disease progression International Journal of Mycobacteriology Anterior mediastinal mass disseminated tuberculosis end-stage renal failure |
| title | The paradoxical evolution in an unusual case of disseminated tuberculosis: Spontaneous resolution with disease progression |
| title_full | The paradoxical evolution in an unusual case of disseminated tuberculosis: Spontaneous resolution with disease progression |
| title_fullStr | The paradoxical evolution in an unusual case of disseminated tuberculosis: Spontaneous resolution with disease progression |
| title_full_unstemmed | The paradoxical evolution in an unusual case of disseminated tuberculosis: Spontaneous resolution with disease progression |
| title_short | The paradoxical evolution in an unusual case of disseminated tuberculosis: Spontaneous resolution with disease progression |
| title_sort | paradoxical evolution in an unusual case of disseminated tuberculosis spontaneous resolution with disease progression |
| topic | Anterior mediastinal mass disseminated tuberculosis end-stage renal failure |
| url | http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2018;volume=7;issue=3;spage=285;epage=287;aulast=Thien |
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