disseminated tuberculosis imitating systemic lupus erythematosus

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mahboubeh hajiabdolbaghi iranian research center for hiv/aids, imam khomeini hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

negin esmailpour department of infectious diseases, imam khomeini hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

mehrnaz rasoolinejad iranian research center for hiv/aids, imam khomeini hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

mojtaba hedayat yaghoobi besat hospital, hamadan university of medical sciences, hamadan, ir iran

چکیده

introduction mycobacterium tuberculosis (mtb) is one of the most common causes of disseminated granulomatous diseases especially in developing countries. case presentation we present a patient who had an unusual type of tuberculosis who was misdiagnosed with some other common diseases such as infective endocarditis and collagen vascular diseases. pathological examination helped us to make decision. discussion mtb can present with protean clinical manifestations and cause various laboratory abnormalities. in endemic areas, vigilance is essential to control this infection.

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