Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis, An Inflammatory Disease misdiagnosed as Cancer

dc.contributor.authorGheryani, NAen_US
dc.contributor.authorElkwafi, RSen_US
dc.contributor.authorAnbaig, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorBerras, Ali RJen_US
dc.contributor.authorElmatri, Hen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T08:09:52Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T08:09:52Z
dc.date.issued2024-06
dc.description.abstractIntroduction:Tuberculosis is a serious infection associated with a high mortality rate if not treated.The clinical and imaging presentation are usually nonspecific and can mimic malignancy; therefore, extrapulmonary TB should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any suspicious extrapulmonary masses, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Objective:This study aims to analyse 160 cases of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis correlate the pathological features with the clinical data and find the most common differentiation diagnosis of both pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.Methodology: A retrospective analysis of 160 cases of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis was performed.The age, gender , site, and symptoms of the lesion were collected, extrapulmonary sites were detected including rare and unusual sites and the differential diagnosis of these lesions was highlighted. The data were plotted in graphs and were analyzed.Result: In our study 63.6% were male and 36.4 were females.The majority of the patients were in the age group of 21-30 years followed by 31- 40 years, cough and hemoptysis were the most common symptoms followed by cervical swelling with 39% and 33% respectively. The most common sites were lung with (39%) and cervical swelling with (33%).The main differential diagnosis for many pulmonary and all extra-pulmonary tuberculosis was malignancy. Conclusion:Tuberculosis is a serious young person's disease that can affect almost every organ and tissue of the body and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of suspicious masses, as tuberculosis is often misdiagnosed as cancer.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsNabeia Al Gheryani, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libyaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsRaja S Elkwafi, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libyaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAmal Anbaig, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libyaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsRasheed J Berras Ali, Faculty of Medicine, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libyaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHaitham Elmatri, Department of Otolaryngology , Hospital of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGheryani NA, Elkwafi RS, Anbaig A, Berras Ali RJ, Elmatri H. Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis, An Inflammatory Disease misdiagnosed as Cancer. International Journal of Medical Research & Review . 2024 May; 12(3): 65-71en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-8686
dc.identifier.issn2321-127X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/231063
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSiddharth Health Research and Social Welfare Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.17511/ijmrr.2024.i03.01en_US
dc.subjectMycobacterium Tuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.subjectMalignancyen_US
dc.subjectExtrapulmonaryen_US
dc.titlePulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis, An Inflammatory Disease misdiagnosed as Canceren_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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