Abstract
Pulmonary Tuberculosis can co-exist with lung malignancy masking the underlying disorder leading to delay in diagnosis and management. Here we present an interesting case of a 72 year old female who on initial presentation was diagnosed with tuberculosis but later developed plural effusion during treatment and on investigation was found to have an underlying lung malignancy.Introduction: Pulmonary Tuberculosis and lung carcinoma are the two co morbidities that have been shown in many studies to coexist. Many of Signs and symptoms of Pulmonary Tuberculosis mimics lung carcinoma and coexistence increases mortality and morbidity. So we are presenting a case which had pulmonary Tuberculosis and later developed carcinoma lung.
Highlights
Introduction:Pulmonary Tuberculosis and lung carcinoma are the two co morbidities that have been shown in many studies to coexist
Lung cancer, known as lung carcinoma,[1] is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung.[2]
The simultaneous or sequential occurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis and Lung carcinoma in the same patient has been reported in various case series and case-control studies.(5-10)
Summary
Assistant Professor, Department of chest and Tuberculosis[1] Junior Resident, Department of chest and Tuberculosis,[2] Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics,[3] Government Medical College, Amritsar. Citation Sandeep Mahajan, Vijay Gotwal, Neeraj Lata, Nisanth. Coexistence of Pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer. Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine 2017;06(01):[11,12,13].
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