Tuberculous lymphadenitis and adrenalitis with concomitant Addison′s disease: A need to diagnose and treat early | Zendy

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Tuberculous lymphadenitis and adrenalitis with concomitant Addison′s disease: A need to diagnose and treat early

Author(s) -

LeayKiaw Er,

Yali Chang,

ShiWen Kuo

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 2542-4939

pISSN - 1011-4564

DOI - 10.4103/1011-4564.167777

Subject(s) - concomitant , medicine , addison's disease , tuberculosis , disease , tuberculous lymphadenitis , dermatology , immunology , pathology

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis often proceeds with an indolent course until a substantially infected organ is destroyed. This fact creates a great diagnostic challenge for clinicians. We report a rare case of tuberculous lymphadenitis and bilateral tuberculous adrenalitis with concomitant Addison′s disease successfully treated with antitubercular drugs and steroid replacement

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