[A rare presentation of tuberculosis. Miliary tuberculosis in a immunocompetent patient].
Currently, miliary TB has a higher incidence among the elderly and immunodepressed patients, and exceptionally in young adults. A case of miliary tuberculosis was diagnosed in a young immunocompetent patient without using invasive techniques. The clinical and diagnostic implications will be discussed.
Servicio de Medicina Interna. Departamento de Medicina. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña. Spain. flado@usc.es
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology