title: Acute Bilateral Tuberculous Pneumonia in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
abstract: Pulmonary tuberculosis is a common infection associated with immunocompromised state. It usually presents with fibrosis or fibrocavitary lesions in the lung. We report a case of bilateral tuberculous pneumonia of acute presentation in a young lady who was being treated for systemic lupus erythematosus.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Raghavendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Savio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Venkata
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chenchaiah
keywords: Acute respiratory failure; Immunocompromised; Pulmonary manifestation