Nipple discharge: An uncommon presentation of a common disease, Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis: Common disease with uncommon presentation: A case series

Tuberculosis is an important cause of morbidity in the Indian society particularly among the low socioeconomic population and among the immunocompromised. Unlike pulmonary tuberculosis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis is less common and difficult to diagnose. We report a case series of primary extrapulmonary tuberculosis affecting rare sites of the body where tuberculosis is usually not demonstrate...

Uncommon Presentation of Common Disease

Tuberculosis is a chronic, granulomatous disease. Primary lesion usually occurs in the lung. Extra pulmonary infection commonly involves head, neck and abdomen. In the absence of typical features of tuberculosis, tuberculous cellulitis mimicking oral infection may pose a challenge for diagnosis. In an attempt to highlight an uncommon presentation, we document a case of extra pulmonary tuberculo...

Uncommon presentation of a common disease.

Purulent pericarditis has become uncommon in the developed world due to widespread antibiotic use. It usually presents with acute cardiovascular decompensation and features of sepsis. Tuberculosis as a cause of pyopericardium is rare even in high prevalence areas. We report here an unusual cause of pyopericardium which presented as prolonged fever and finally turned out to be due to mycobacteri...

Pituitary hyperplasia: an uncommon presentation of a common disease

UNLABELLED A 21-year-old woman presented with amenorrhea, bilateral galactorrhea and fatigue. Visual acuity and visual fields were normal. Laboratory examination demonstrated hyperprolactinemia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary showed a 19×17×12-mm sellar mass with supra- and parasellar extension, causing compression of the pituitary stalk and optic chiasm. Further examinations...

An uncommon presentation of a common cancer.