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ArticleCureus2025

Unusual Manifestation of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Soft Tissue Mass in an Immunocompetent Patient.

Myint B Thu, Ni Ni Lwin, Wut Y Hlaing, Norah H Aung, Tomoko Ikuine

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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 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Myint B ThuInternal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, New York, USA.
Ni Ni LwinInternal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, New York, USA.
Wut Y HlaingInternal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, New York, USA.
Norah H AungInternal Medicine, University of Medicine (1) Yangon, Yangon, MMR.
Tomoko IkuineInternal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, New York, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of disseminated tuberculosis (TB) manifesting as a soft tissue mass of the back associated with pain and difficulty walking. Its clinical presentation poses diagnostic challenges and can sometimes mimic neoplasms. The first imaging study with computed tomography was suggestive of metastatic bone disease or locally advanced malignancy. Advanced imaging studies, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT), are required to evaluate the extent of organ involvement. A definitive diagnosis necessitates histopathological analysis and microbiological confirmation through acid-fast Bacilli staining and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for

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disseminated tuberculosisextrapulmonary tuberculosis (eptb)mycobacterium tuberculosis infectiontbtuberculoma

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PMID41018428
PMCPMC12463471

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