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Tuberculosis
New tuberculosis study findings have been reported from University Hospital
April 15th, 2008
"A case of isolated bilateral adrenal tuberculosis is presented. A 49-year-old man was admitted to the hospital due to fatigue, progressive anorexia accompanied with nausea and vomiting, weight loss, and pigmentation," scientists in Tianjin, People's Republic of China report. "Ultrasound and CT showed soft tissue masses in bilateral adrenal glands. Whole-body FDG PET-CT showed bilateral adrenal masses with increased FDG uptake. These unique manifestations indicated that the masses were primary malignancies or tuberculosis. MRI demonstrated irregular low signal intensity in the left adrenal mass on T2WI, which suggested tuberculosis, and histopathology confirmed the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-15)
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