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ArticleCureus2025

Miliary Lung Lesions Mimicking Tuberculosis: A Case of Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma.

Mahmoud Ali, Mahmoud Helaly, Abdulrahman Irhouma, Shamsaldeen Abdelraheem

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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 authors.

Mahmoud AliIntensive Care Unit, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, GBR.
Mahmoud HelalyCritical Care Medicine, Manchester University National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.
Abdulrahman IrhoumaGeneral Medicine, Manchester University National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.
Shamsaldeen AbdelraheemCritical Care Medicine, Manchester University National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Manchester, GBR.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Miliary patterns on chest imaging frequently prompt urgent consideration of disseminated infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), particularly in patients from endemic regions. However, non-infectious aetiologies like metastatic malignancy must also be considered. We report the case of a 39-year-old previously healthy male with miliary pulmonary lesions initially treated empirically for disseminated TB. Despite therapy, his condition deteriorated until biopsy results confirmed metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges in TB-endemic regions and underscores the importance of early tissue diagnosis.

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adenocarcinoma lungchest lung cancer interstitial lung desase infective deseasedisseminated tuberculosismiliary lesionsrespiratory illness

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PMID40821205
PMCPMC12357760

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