Miliary tuberculosis and disseminated aspergillosis.

1684Diagnostic usefulness of IFN-gamma releasing assays in patients with disseminated tuberculosis compared with conventional tests

Background. Rapid diagnosis and treatment for disseminated tuberculosis (TB) are important prognostic factors for patients with disseminated TB. Recently, IFNgamma releasing assay (IGRA) shows promising results for diagnosis of TB. However, little is known about the usefulness of these assays for diagnosing disseminated TB. We therefore evaluated their usefulness compared with traditional tests...

Disseminated Cryptococcosis Mimicking Miliary Tuberculosis with Generalized Lymphadenopathy in Immunocompetent Host.

Cryptococcosis is a rare opportunistic infection in the immunocompromised host.1,2 Diagnosis of disseminated fungal infections is rarely thought of in immunocompetent hosts. In developing countries where tuberculosis is endemic, Cryptococcosis is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis.3,4 A 14 year old girl, misdiagnosed as miliary tuberculosis with Koch's abdomen on ATT, presented with seizures. A...

Disseminated tuberculosis complicated with tuberculous meningitis, miliary tuberculosis, and thoracal bone fracture while investigating a cervical lymphadenopathy. Tuberculosis: a hidden enemy?

Acute miliary tuberculosis in a five-month-old boy

Yau Ma Tei Dermatology Clinic, 12/F, Yau Ma Tei Specialist Clinic, 143 Battery Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong A five-month-old boy presented with fever and multiple cutaneous papular eruptions. Skin biopsy revealed disseminated cutaneous tuberculosis (tuberculosis cutis disseminata). Tissue culture revealed Mycobacteria bovis (BCG). He was later diagnosed to have severe combined immunodeficiency. T...

Diagnostic Usefulness of IFN-Gamma Releasing Assays Compared With Conventional Tests in Patients With Disseminated Tuberculosis.

IFN-gamma releasing assays (IGRAs) such as T-SPOT.TB assay and QuantiFERON-TB In-Tube (QFT-GIT) have yielded promising results for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). However, little is known about the usefulness of these assays for diagnosing disseminated TB. We therefore compared their usefulness with traditional tests in patients with disseminated TB. All adult patients with suspected dissem...