Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis Without Concurrent Pulmonary Symptoms in a Patient With Immunosuppression
We describe a rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus and dermatomyositis on immunosuppressive therapy. This case highlights important diagnostic considerations in particular patient populations and raises several interesting questions about the pa...
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American College of Physicians
2024-06-01
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| author | Caroline Jansen Kristin R.V. Harrington Samuel Bennett Nirisha Commodore Joseph A. Behnke Rebecca Steinberg Matthew Carroll Bryan Morales-Vargas Malak Abedalthagafi Ankit Agrawal Ananth Vadde Wassim Abdallah |
| author_facet | Caroline Jansen Kristin R.V. Harrington Samuel Bennett Nirisha Commodore Joseph A. Behnke Rebecca Steinberg Matthew Carroll Bryan Morales-Vargas Malak Abedalthagafi Ankit Agrawal Ananth Vadde Wassim Abdallah |
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| description | We describe a rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus and dermatomyositis on immunosuppressive therapy. This case highlights important diagnostic considerations in particular patient populations and raises several interesting questions about the pathophysiology underlying this patient's complex disease presentation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd4211f00dff42dab7cebc98c1f550bb2025-08-20T02:12:57ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642024-06-013610.7326/aimcc.2023.0950Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis Without Concurrent Pulmonary Symptoms in a Patient With ImmunosuppressionCaroline Jansen0Kristin R.V. Harrington1Samuel Bennett2Nirisha Commodore3Joseph A. Behnke4Rebecca Steinberg5Matthew Carroll6Bryan Morales-Vargas7Malak Abedalthagafi8Ankit Agrawal9Ananth Vadde10Wassim Abdallah111Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia2Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia2Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia4Division of Hospital Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia4Division of Hospital Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia5Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GeorgiaWe describe a rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus and dermatomyositis on immunosuppressive therapy. This case highlights important diagnostic considerations in particular patient populations and raises several interesting questions about the pathophysiology underlying this patient's complex disease presentation.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0950 |
| spellingShingle | Caroline Jansen Kristin R.V. Harrington Samuel Bennett Nirisha Commodore Joseph A. Behnke Rebecca Steinberg Matthew Carroll Bryan Morales-Vargas Malak Abedalthagafi Ankit Agrawal Ananth Vadde Wassim Abdallah Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis Without Concurrent Pulmonary Symptoms in a Patient With Immunosuppression Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| title | Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis Without Concurrent Pulmonary Symptoms in a Patient With Immunosuppression |
| title_full | Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis Without Concurrent Pulmonary Symptoms in a Patient With Immunosuppression |
| title_fullStr | Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis Without Concurrent Pulmonary Symptoms in a Patient With Immunosuppression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis Without Concurrent Pulmonary Symptoms in a Patient With Immunosuppression |
| title_short | Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myositis Without Concurrent Pulmonary Symptoms in a Patient With Immunosuppression |
| title_sort | mycobacterium tuberculosis myositis without concurrent pulmonary symptoms in a patient with immunosuppression |
| url | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0950 |
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