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ArticleBMJ case reports2016

Synchronous presentation of two rare forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Marta Catarino Manso, Simão C Rodeia, Sofia Rodrigues, Raquel Domingos

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Marta Catarino MansoDepartment of Medicine 2, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal.
Simão C RodeiaDepartment of Medicine 2, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal.
Sofia RodriguesDepartment of Medicine, Hospital de Cascais, Cascais, Portugal.
Raquel DomingosDepartment of Medicine 2, Hospital Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal.
Hospital de Egas Moniz · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading infectious causes of death throughout the world. Extrapulmonary forms, namely adrenalitis and prostatitis, are rare presentations of TB and pose a difficult diagnostic challenge, given their non-specific manifestations. The authors present a case of a 42-year-old man with long-standing symptoms of fatigue, anorexia, weight loss, nightly fever and sudoresis. He also suffered from sporadic vomiting and episodic hypotension, and had skin hyperpigmentation, as well as frequent urination, perineal discomfort and pain at ejaculation. Laboratory investigation confirmed primary adrenal failure. On CT scan there were two hypodense right adrenal nodules and bilateral lung condensations with a tree-in-bud pattern. Another hypodense nodule was seen in the prostate. TB was diagnosed by isolatingMycobacterium tuberculosisfollowing cultures of bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial secretions, urine and ejaculate. Antibacillary treatment resolved the infectious lesions but the patient remained on corticosteroid replacement therapy for ongoing adrenal failure.

Indexed as

Adrenal InsufficiencyAdultAnorexiaFatigueFeverHumansMaleMycobacterium tuberculosisProstatic DiseasesSweatingTomography, X-Ray ComputedTuberculosis, EndocrineTuberculosis, Male GenitalTuberculosis, PulmonaryWeight Loss

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PMID27090536
PMCPMC4840700
OpenAlexW2336466773

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