| Literature DB >> 27437280 |
Raghavendra Rao1, Rama Bhat2, Nitin Bhat1, Savio D'Souza3, Venkata Chenchaiah3.
Abstract
Pulmonary tuberculosis is a common infection associated with immunocompromised state. It usually presents with fibrosis or fibrocavitary lesions in the lung. We report a case of bilateral tuberculous pneumonia of acute presentation in a young lady who was being treated for systemic lupus erythematosus.Entities:
Keywords: Acute respiratory failure; Immunocompromised; Pulmonary manifestation
Year: 2016 PMID: 27437280 PMCID: PMC4948456 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/18857.7763
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Diagn Res ISSN: 0973-709X