Multiple organ failure and septic shock in disseminated tuberculosis.
Singapore Med J
; 40(3): 176-8, 1999 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10402899
ABSTRACT
The diagnosis of disseminated tuberculosis should be entertained in all patients with unexplained fever associated with hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly with or without anomalies in liver function tests and haemogram. It should be considered as a possible cause of septic shock especially in patients with typical risk factors such as advanced age, diabetes, alcoholism or immunosuppression. Prompt therapy could be life saving in an otherwise potentially fatal condition. It is therefore appropriate to initiate anti-tuberculosis treatment as soon as such a diagnosis is suspected and not await final confirmation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Shock, Septic
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Tuberculosis, Miliary
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Multiple Organ Failure
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Singapore Med J
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article