A patient with suspected sarcoidosis died from miliary tuberculosis

Authors
Lillebaek, T Thomsen, VO
Citation
T. Lillebaek et Vo. Thomsen, A patient with suspected sarcoidosis died from miliary tuberculosis, SC J IN DIS, 32(2), 2000, pp. 218-220
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
00365548 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
218 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(2000)32:2<218:APWSSD>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
In Western Europe, awareness of tuberculous lymphadenitis (TLA) has decline d. This report describes a patient who had suspected sarcoidosis for 3.5 y, who eventually died from miliary tuberculosis due to delay in diagnosis. T he report includes a discussion of the differential diagnosis of TLA and sa rcoidosis.