Sputum smear and Gene-Xpert negative pulmonary tuberculosis; a diagnostic dilemma in primary tuberculosis
We discuss a case of a 60-year-old man with no known comorbidities who presented with sudden onset severe haemoptysis and chest pain. Sputum and pleural fluid smears for acid fast bacillus and Gene-Xpert were repeatedly negative. Pleural fluid cytology demonstrated presence of fungal organisms with...
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| Language: | English |
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PAMJ
2020-08-01
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| Series: | PAMJ Clinical Medicine |
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https://www.clinical-medicine.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/3/164/pdf/164.pdf
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