Miliary tuberculosis with cerebral, liver, prostate and retroesophageal involvement

Miliary tuberculosis results from the lymphohematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it is a rare form of this disease. The most affected places are the lymph nodes, pleura, and osteoarticular system, but any organ can be involved. Currently the disease is still endemic in developing co...

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Main Authors: Raquel Goncalves, Pedro Lopes, Patrícia Mendes, João Trêpa, João Rua, Rosa Sá, Isabel Ramos, J. Saraiva da Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916301251