Open AccessAcute Bilateral Tuberculous Pneumonia in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Author(s) -
Raghavendra Rao,
Rama Bhat,
Nitin Bhat,
Sonia R B D’Souza,
Venkata Chenchaiah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18857.7763
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , lung infection , tuberculosis , systemic lupus , lung , presentation (obstetrics) , lupus erythematosus , pulmonary tuberculosis , dermatology , immunology , pathology , surgery , disease , antibody
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.