Misdiagnosis of a multi-organ involvement hematogenous disseminated tuberculosis as metastasis: a case report and literature review.
Tian-Xing HangGang FangYan HuangChun-Mei HuWei ChenPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2020)
In the past, most TB misdiagnosis cases involved in single organ and were finally confirmed through invasive examination. This case enriched clinical experiences in the diagnosis of atypical HDTB. We encouraged clinicians to establish a dynamic thinking for diagnosis and treatment and emphasized the value of biopsy and 18F-FDG-PET in distinguishing TB and cancer.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- pet imaging
- papillary thyroid
- computed tomography
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- palliative care
- mental health
- ultrasound guided
- fine needle aspiration
- emergency department
- squamous cell carcinoma
- young adults
- childhood cancer
- lymph node metastasis
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus