title: Simultaneous occurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis and carcinomatous lymphangitis.
abstract: Tuberculosis is an important cause of mortality due to its high prevalence, considering that one third of the worlds population is infected with the tuberculosis bacillus. We report the first case of carcinomatous lymphangitis associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Carcinomatous lymphangitis is a rare event that may be confounded with tuberculosis because of its radiographic and clinical characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP. ffbt@pop.com.br
authors.forename: Felipe Francisco
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Tuon
authors.forename: Karina T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Miyaji
authors.forename: Paula Marques
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: de Vidal
authors.forename: Luiz Fernando Ferraz
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Francisco Oscar de Siqueira
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Franca
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D008205:Lymphangitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy