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April 25, 2024Cureus2 citationsOpen Access

Disseminated Tuberculosis of the Lungs, Brain, Pleurae, Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy, and Elbow Joint in an Immunocompetent Indian Female: A First-of-Its-Type Case

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SYSankalp YadavSPSurinder PalGRGautam Rawal

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Tuberculosis is usually seen in the lungs. However, the involvement of various extrapulmonary sites is due to the spread of the bacteria via blood, lymphatic, or direct inoculation. The present case is a rare presentation of tuberculosis in an Indian female who came with complaints of swelling in her right elbow joint, headache, and cough with expectoration. A diagnostic evaluation resulted in the isolation of

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6d980b6db643587655fa6https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.58974
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