Acute Bilateral Tuberculous Pneumonia in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Published: May 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.7763
Raghavendra Rao, Rama Bhat, Nitin Bhat, Savio D’Souza, Venkata Chenchaiah
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
2. Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
4. Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
5. Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Raghavendra Rao,
4-162, Raghavendra kripa, 3rd Cross, Dasharath Nagar, Manipal-576104, India.
E-mail: ragsmanipal1983@gmail.com
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.
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