Short Course of High-dose Steroids for Anaphylaxis Caused Flare Up of Tuberculosis: A Case Report

Overview

Journal J Transl Int Med

Publisher Sciendo

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2019 Apr 19

PMID 30997356

Citations 13

Authors

Shital Patil

Anil Jadhav

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Abstract

A 25-year-old male patient received high-dose intravenous steroids for life-threatening anaphylaxis because of bee sting only for 4 days resulted in reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Clinical presentation is acute form of progressive pulmonary tuberculosis with pleural efusion that can be misdiagnosed as a community-acquired pneumonia. High index of suspicion with adequate evaluation is must in all cases to have satisfactory treatment outcome. Bronchoscopy is crucial in evaluation with histopathology expertise is must while managing such cases.

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