[An uncommon cause of persistent fever in France].
Miliary tuberculosis is rare and requires rapid diagnosis. Outcome is fatal in 25% of the cases. Since radiography and laboratory tests contribute little to early diagnosis, clinical findings are primordial. Antituberculosis antibiotic therapy is frequently started before microbiological confirmation of the diagnosis.
Graffin
B
B
Service de Pneumologie, HIA Laveran, Marseille, France.
N'guyen
G
G
Maslin
J
J
Raillat
A
A
Heno
P
P
Kraemer
P
P
Miltgen
J
J
Bonnet
D
D
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology