Disseminated Tuberculosis Presenting as Baker's Cyst Infection.
In the absence of coexisting immunocompromised state and lack of specific symptoms a reactivation of treated mycobacterial tuberculosis (MTB) infection is generally not considered in the differential diagnosis of leg pain. We present a unique case of disseminated tuberculosis presenting as an infected Baker's cyst in a 73-year-old immunocompetent male.
Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.
Najwa
0000-0001-6747-3716
N
Pervin
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.
Sami
S
Akram
Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.
Tamer
0000-0001-6984-9860
T
Hudali
Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.
Mukul
0000-0002-9712-9446
M
Bhattarai
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.
Sana
S
Waqar