Simultaneous occurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis and carcinomatous lymphangitis.
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.
Tuon
Felipe Francisco
FF
Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP. ffbt@pop.com.br
Miyaji
Karina T
KT
de Vidal
Paula Marques
PM
da Silva
Luiz Fernando Ferraz
LF
Kono
Adriana
A
Franca
Francisco Oscar de Siqueira
FO
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