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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2026

Diagnostic perspectives on mixed connective tissue disease with tuberculosis overlap.

Shree V Dhotre, Pradnya S Dhotre, Ajay M Gavkare, Basavraj S Nagoba

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Shree V DhotreDepartment of Microbiology, Ashwini Rural Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Solapur 413006, Maharashtra, India.
Pradnya S DhotreDepartment of Biochemistry, Ashwini Rural Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Solapur 413006, Maharashtra, India.
Ajay M GavkareDepartment of Physiology, Government Medical College, Buldhana 443001, Maharashtra, India.
Basavraj S NagobaDepartment of Microbiology, Maharashtra Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (Medical College), Latur 413531, Maharashtra, India. dr_bsnagoba@yahoo.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recently published case report describing mixed connective tissue disease coexisting with tuberculosis (TB) provides an important contribution to the growing literature on complex autoimmune-infectious disease interactions. This letter expands on the diagnostic challenges highlighted by the authors by defining its added clinical value: Identifying practical diagnostic "red flags", emphasizing parallel consideration of autoimmunity and infection, and proposing a pragmatic approach to evaluation in TB-endemic settings. Early immunological testing, differentiated pulmonary assessment, and multidisciplinary decision-making are essential when overlapping features obscure timely diagnosis and complicate therapeutic choices.

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Autoimmune diseaseDiagnostic red flagsImmunosuppressionMixed connective tissue diseaseTuberculosis

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