TB Research

Miliary Never-Smoking Lung Adenocarcinoma With Large Pleural Effusion Mimicking Tuberculosis

Fadi Aldaghlawi, Ziad Shaman, J. Dallarosa, Shōji Shimizu, Linlin Yang, Michael Infeld

Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases · 2023-06

Abstract

Miliary nodules are an uncommon pattern of hematogenous metastasis to the lung. Here, we present a case of 54-year-old nonsmoking woman with history of previous tuberculosis exposure who was found to have a metastatic miliary lung adenocarcinoma and a unilateral large pleural effusion. This case provides an example of an uncommon constellation of radiographic findings that were shown to be due to metastatic lung adenocarcinoma.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Miliary tuberculosis
  • Pleural effusion
  • Lung
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma of the lung
  • Pathology
  • Tuberculosis
  • Effusion