A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis

A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis

Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease, most commonly involving the lungs, that usually affects middle-aged adults. Due to its clinicoradiological resemblance with tuberculosis (TB), in countries such as India, sarcoidosis is often misdiagnosed and mistreated as TB. We report a ca...

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Main Authors: Srijna Rana, Rajwinder Kaur, Nirmal C Kajal, Nishanth PS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
Subjects:
Misdiagnosis
pulmonary sarcoidosis
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2018;volume=6;issue=2;spage=65;epage=67;aulast=Rana
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spelling doaj-70f0b42fd2054a929a00a04cbe94aa812020-11-24T23:28:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Journal of Association of Chest Physicians2320-87752320-90892018-01-0162656710.4103/jacp.jacp_32_17A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as TuberculosisSrijna RanaRajwinder KaurNirmal C KajalNishanth PSSarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease, most commonly involving the lungs, that usually affects middle-aged adults. Due to its clinicoradiological resemblance with tuberculosis (TB), in countries such as India, sarcoidosis is often misdiagnosed and mistreated as TB. We report a case of 62-year-old female with sarcoidosis, which was misdiagnosed as TB.http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2018;volume=6;issue=2;spage=65;epage=67;aulast=RanaMisdiagnosispulmonary sarcoidosistuberculosis
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Rajwinder Kaur
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Rajwinder Kaur
Nirmal C Kajal
Nishanth PS
A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis
The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
Misdiagnosis
pulmonary sarcoidosis
tuberculosis
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Rajwinder Kaur
Nirmal C Kajal
Nishanth PS
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title A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis
title_short A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis
title_full A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis
title_fullStr A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis
title_sort case of pulmonary sarcoidosis misdiagnosed as tuberculosis
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
issn 2320-8775
2320-9089
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease, most commonly involving the lungs, that usually affects middle-aged adults. Due to its clinicoradiological resemblance with tuberculosis (TB), in countries such as India, sarcoidosis is often misdiagnosed and mistreated as TB. We report a case of 62-year-old female with sarcoidosis, which was misdiagnosed as TB.
topic Misdiagnosis
pulmonary sarcoidosis
tuberculosis
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