Acute Bilateral Tuberculous Pneumonia in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Raghavendra Rao,
4-162, Raghavendra kripa, 3rd Cross, Dasharath Nagar, Manipal-576104, India.
E-mail: ragsmanipal1983@gmail.com
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.
Acute respiratory failure, Immunocompromised, Pulmonary manifestation
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/18857.7763
Date of Submission: Jan 14, 2016
Date of Peer Review: Feb 22, 2016
Date of Acceptance: Mar 28, 2016
Date of Publishing: May 01, 2016
Financial OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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