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Tuberculous or non-tuberculous pneumonia: A case report

Published:2023-09-01 Issue:5 Volume:20 Page:em507
ISSN:2516-3507
Container-title:Electronic Journal of General Medicine
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Short-container-title:ELECTRON J GEN MED

Author:

Abdullah Nooraini¹^ORCID,Ishak Azlina¹^ORCID,Badrin Salziyan¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Family Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, USM Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MALAYSIA

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) and pneumonia are among the top-10 global causes of death worldwide. Many studies highlight the diagnosis delay of TB in patients with an initial presentation of pneumonia. We present a case of a 16-year-old boy who complains of a productive cough associated with blood-streaked sputum for one-month duration. Having pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) contact three years ago puts him at risk of a similar infection. Despite the episodes of missed appointments in serial follow-ups, we were ultimately able to exclude PTB in this patient.

Publisher

Modestum Ltd

Subject

General Medicine

Link

https://www.ejgm.co.uk/download/tuberculous-or-non-tuberculous-pneumonia-a-case-report-13267.pdf

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