Simultaneous occurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis and carcinomatous lymphangitis Ocorrência simultânea de tuberculose pulmonar e linfangite carcinomatosa
Tuberculosis is an important cause of mortality due to its high prevalence, considering that one third of the world’s population is infected with the tuberculosis bacillus. We report the first case of carcinomatous lymphangitis associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Carcinomatous lymphangiti...
Published in: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2007
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822007000100016 https://doaj.org/article/80d065dd26e04920ade3360ed80ed9e0 |
Summary: | Tuberculosis is an important cause of mortality due to its high prevalence, considering that one third of the world’s population is infected with the tuberculosis bacillus. We report the first case of carcinomatous lymphangitis associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Carcinomatous lymphangitis is a rare event that may be confounded with tuberculosis because of its radiographic and clinical characteristics. Tuberculose é uma causa importante de mortalidade devido a sua alta prevalência, uma vez que um terço da população mundial encontra-se infectada com o bacilo da tuberculose. Nós relatamos o primeiro caso de linfangite carcinomatosa associada à tuberculose pulmonar ativa. A linfangite carcinomatosa é um evento raro que pode ser confundida com tuberculose pelos aspectos clínicos e radiológicos. |
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