Disseminated Tuberculosis in a Patient with Chronic Renal Failure.
10.12771/emj.2013.36.1.67
- Author:
Ka Young JUNG
1
;
Sun Kyung NA
;
Hye Won YUN
;
Ha Eng SONG
;
Jung Hwa RYU
;
Dong Ryeol RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drryu@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chronic renal failure;
Disseminated tuberculosis
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Fever;
Humans;
Jaundice, Obstructive;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Liver;
Tuberculosis
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2013;36(1):67-71
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) are known to be more susceptible to tuberculosis infection due to impairment of the host defense mechanism. Although extrapulmonary tuberculosis is more prevalent in those subjects and it may induce dismal outcome, its diagnosis has been challenging since there is no specific symptoms of the disease and the clinical course is usually atypical. Herein, We report a case of disseminated tuberculosis diagnosed by ultrasound-guided liver biopsy in a 31-year-old CRF patient presenting sustained fever despite broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy and progressive cholestatic jaundice.
