A Century-Old Threat: Disseminated Tuberculosis in a Healthy Host – Case Report
Poongodi Santhana Kumarasamy, Bala Ponnuthurai, Stanley James Benjamin Swamidoss, Mohamed Arafath Mohamed
International Journal of Mycobacteriology · 2024-10
Abstract
Disseminated tuberculosis (dTB) is usually rare in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of dTB presented with constitutional symptoms and extensive lymphadenopathy with bilateral lung parenchymal airspace opacities. Histopathological and molecular methods confirmed the etiological agent - Mycobacterium tuberculosis. She was started on first-line antitubercular treatment and she had significant clinical recovery.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Etiology
- Lung
- Pathology
- Mediastinal lymphadenopathy