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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-7 | Issue-08
TB or Not TB: A Diagnostic Challenge
Fani Ribeiro & Raquel Duarte
Published: Aug. 21, 2019 | 140 157
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2019.v07i08.014
Pages: 509-510
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Abstract
Pulmonary cavities may be highly suggestive of tuberculosis (TB) but can be associated with other infections, autoimmune diseases or malignancies. The authors present a case of a patient with clinical manifestations and relevant epidemiologic factors suggestive of TB whose chest radiography showed a retrocardiac cavity. Further workup excluded pulmonary disease.