Dermatomyositis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Misdiagnosed as Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Dermatomyositis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Misdiagnosed as Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with hallmark skin manifestations and, in some cases, interstitial lung disease (ILD). This case report presents a 35-year-old male with chronic cough and constitutional symptoms, initially resembling pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). As the...

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Main Authors: Abubakar Sadiq Maiyaki, Aminu Abbas, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Isa Musa Wasagu, Nasiru Aaltine Dankiri, Olisa Ochiagha, Farouk Kabir Umar, Aliyu Abullahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
dermatomyositis
idiopathic inflammatory myositis
interstitial lung disease
pulmonary tuberculosis
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/NJM.NJM_105_24
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