A case of multifocal tuberculosis mimicking metastatic malignancy

Jeong Cho In; Yeon Im So; Mi Chun Eun; Ju Ryu Yon; Hwa Lee Jin; Su Sim Yun; Hyun Jang Jung; Shin Shim Sung; Ho Bae Jung

doi:10.4046/trd.2007.63.2.173

A case of multifocal tuberculosis mimicking metastatic malignancy

Jeong Cho In, Yeon Im So, Mi Chun Eun, Ju Ryu Yon, Hwa Lee Jin, Su Sim Yun, Hyun Jang Jung, Shin Shim Sung, Ho Bae Jung

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Abstract

Tuberculosis remains as a major public health problem worldwide. In addition to classic pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis may sometimes present atypically. In the case of atypical tuberculosis, the unusual sites and properties that mimic other diseases can lead to a misdiagnosis and therapeutic delay. Abdominal and pharyngeal tuberculosis are uncommon extrapulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis. To the best of our knowledge, a combination of abdominal and pharyngeal tuberculosis with endobronchial tuberculosis has not been reported. We report a case of concurrent abdominal and pharyngeal tuberculosis in a patient with chronic endobronchial tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic malignancy on computed tomography and FDG-PET.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	173-177
Number of pages	5
Journal	Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Volume	63
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2007.63.2.173
State	Published - Aug 2007

Keywords

Neoplasm metastasis
Positron-emission tomography(PET)
Tuberculosis

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