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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting with cluster sign and galaxy sign.

Tomoaki Nakamura, Naoki Nishimura

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomoaki NakamuraDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Thoracic Center, St Luke's International Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan tonaka@luke.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4248-8601
Naoki NishimuraDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Thoracic Center, St Luke's International Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
St. Luke's International Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a routine medical check-up, a healthy man in his 20s was found to have an upper left lung abnormality. Subsequent chest CT revealed the cluster sign (CS) and galaxy sign (GS). Although tests such as sputum analysis and interferon-gamma assays reduced the likelihood of tuberculosis, these abnormalities remained unchanged. A lung biopsy indicated non-caseating granuloma unrelated to tuberculosis. Initially suspected of sarcoidosis, the patient later developed fever and malaise. Follow-up CT showed CS progressing to a cavitatory shadow and GS intensification. The detection of

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Lung DiseasesMycobacterium tuberculosisSarcoidosisTuberculosis, PulmonaryGranulomaHumansMaleSputumRadiologyRespiratory medicineTB and other respiratory infections

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PMID37977833
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