title: Tuberculosis versus vasculitis.
abstract: Vasculitis (Wegeners Granulomatosis and Microscopic Polyangiitis) and Tuberculosis share many features including constitutional symptoms and respiratory tract involvement. The presence of kidney involvement with new onset azotaemia and active urine sediment support the diagnosis of vasculitis. We describe two cases that were diagnosed to be suffering from tuberculosis and placed on anti-tuberculosis therapy. On further workup they were found to be suffering from pauci- immune glomerulonephritis and recovered well with treatment.
authors: Zahid Farooq
authors: ZF
authors: Baig
authors: Khalid Mahmood
authors: KM
authors: Raja
authors: Fahad
authors: F
authors: Abbas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055953:Microscopic Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015431:Weight Loss