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Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: a rare cause of cervical lymphadenopathy and fever.

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A 28-year-old Pakistani man with previously treated latent tuberculosis (TB) presented with a 3-month history of productive cough, fever, drenching night sweats, anorexia, sore throat and tender left cervical lymphadenopathy. Extensive biochemical and microbiological tests, and imaging studies were

Reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection induced by cabazitaxel in a patient with prostate cancer: A case report.

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Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) describes the dormant state of tuberculosis (TB), in which persistent immune-related interaction between TB and T-cells maintain its state. Cabazitaxel (CBZ) is reported to improve overall survival in patients with castration-resistant prostate

Impact of cytotoxic and targeted antineoplastic drugs on the validity of the mitogen-induced interferon-gamma release assay for latent tuberculosis infection: results of a prospective trial at a comprehensive cancer center.

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Abstract The T-SPOT.TB test (TS.TB), an interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assay (IGRA), is superior in diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection compared with the conventional tuberculin skin test (TST). However, whether cytotoxic chemotherapy and treatment with new-generation antineoplastic

[Development of eosinophilic pneumonia in a patient with latent tuberculosis infection resulting from isoniazid].

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We report a 37-year-old patient with latent tuberculosis infection who received isoniazid (INH) antituberculosis chemoprophylaxis. However, he developed fever and productive cough 3 weeks after treatment. Chest radiography and computed tomography showed bilateral infiltrative shadows in upper

[The diagnosis of definitive or probable tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in children with suspected tuberculosis].

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Pulmonary tuberculosis (Tbc) continues to be an important cause of morbidity in children in our country and in the world. There are diagnostic difficulties in the evaluation of the patients with suspected Tbc. In our study of 118 cases, the signs or symptoms suggestive of pulmonary Tbc have a

[Intestinal perforation caused by tuberculosis in a kidney transplant patient who was extensively evaluated for tuberculosis prior to transplant].

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A 47-year-old man from Armenia presented at the emergency department with abdominal pain. He had had a kidney transplant 2 years earlier for renal failure caused by amyloidosis that was secondary to familial Mediterranean fever. He was also known to have chronic hepatitis B with persistent viraemia.

Risk and prevention of tuberculosis and other serious opportunistic infections associated with the inhibition of tumor necrosis factor.

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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a proinflammatory cytokine that has a key role in the pathogenesis of a variety of autoimmune diseases-including rheumatoid arthritis-and is an important constituent of the human immune response to infection. At present, three anti-TNF agents are approved (in the US

Crohn disease or intestinal fistulising tuberculosis? Diagnosis difficulties in a case treated with infliximab and corticosteroids.

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Crohn disease represents an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disorder with possibility of local and extra intestinal complications. Infliximab therapy is one of major therapeutic alternatives but this treatment may by followed by several possible infections, especially the reactivation of a latent

Laryngeal Tuberculosis in Pregnant Women: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

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Tuberculosis is the most frequent granulomatous disease but the involvement of the larynx is rare. Immunosuppressed patients have a higher risk of developing this clinical form due to primoinfection or reactivation of latent tuberculosis. It is common to confuse the diagnosis of laryngeal

Abdominal tuberculosis mimicking Crohn's disease's exacerbation: A clinical, diagnostic and surgical dilemma. A case report.

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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis in Europe is a health public problem, which has increased constantly over the last few decades. The most common clinical manifestation of tuberculosis is pulmonary. The diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis can be challenging and clinical manifestations of gastrointestinal

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease mimicking tuberculous lymphadenitis.

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A 28-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for treatment of tuberculous lymphadenitis, after presenting with fever, left cervical lymphadenopathy, and a positive interferon-gamma release assay (QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube; QFT) result. Surprisingly, biopsy specimens of the cervical lymph

A 45-Year-Old Woman With 3 Weeks of Cough and Night Sweats.

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A 45-year-old woman who received a renal transplant 7 years prior presented with a 3-week history of low-grade fever, night sweats, and a dry cough with scant sputum production. Additionally, she reported generalized weakness and increased fatigability. She denied hemoptysis or weight loss, and

Rhabdomyolysis Induced by Isoniazid in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis and End-stage Renal Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

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A 76-year-old man complicated with end-stage renal disease had latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), and isoniazid (INH) 300 mg daily was started to prevent reactivation of LTBI before using biologic agents for rheumatoid arthritis. On the 8th day after administration of INH, he presented with a

Mycobacterial infections in the elderly.

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In 2008, elderly subjects accounted for more than 262,000 cases of smear-positive tuberculosis worldwide, reaching the highest age-adjusted rates in some regions. Elders are at a greater risk for reactivation of latent tuberculosis or acquisition of new infection, especially if they live in

The diagnosis of tuberculosis in dialysis patients.

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Tuberculosis is an important issue for nephrologists caring for dialysis patients. Because dialysis patients are immunocompromised, they are at higher risk for reactivation of latent tuberculosis, and they frequently have atypical presentation. Furthermore, hemodialysis units may foster rapid spread

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