Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as mesenteric and cerebral abscess in HIV infection: case report

Mesenteric tuberculosis masquerading as carcinoid tumor on conventional imaging and DOTANOC positron emission tomography/computed tomography: Uncommon presentation of a common disease

“…[10] TB presenting as isolated mesenteric mass is rare, and only a few anecdotal case reports are available in the current literature. [11121314] All these cases on histopathology showed conglomerate necrotic mesenteric lymph nodal masses with granulomatous inflammation.…”

Disseminated tuberculosis diagnosed first as leptospirosis in immunocompetent patient

“…6,8 Disseminated tuberculosis is treated with standard antituberculosis drugs (intensive phase, two months including isoniazide (INH), rifampicin, streptomycin, and pyrazinamide; intermittent phase, seven months including INH and rifampicin) are required. [3][4][5][6]10 This can be challenging for some physicians in giving antituberculosis drugs to people with liver disease, hence liver tuberculosis.…”

Review of literature on disseminated tuberculosis with emphasis on the focused diagnostic workup

“…[ 72 ] Although there is no consensus regarding the optimum duration of treatment in patients with disseminated TB,[ 47 ] early initiation of therapy is associated with a significant improvement in outcomes. [ 1 73 74 ]…”

“…The treatment is then continued with rifampicin and isoniazid for a further 4 months, with the possibility of being extended to 7 months in some cases. [ 72 73 ] Response to first-line anti-TB drugs is good as evidenced by many reports. [ 1 47 ] For multidrug resistance TB, treatment with a minimum of 1 susceptible injectable and at least 3 additional susceptible drugs, to prevent the development of additional resistance, is required.…”