A Case Report: Coexistent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Lung Cancer Diagnosed from the Same Specimen

Rispan Pratama, Bintang Yinke Magdalena Sinaga

2019

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis and cancer are common causes of morbidity, mortality and major public health problem worldwide, Tuberculosis can coexist with lung malignancy making the underlying disorder leading to delay in diagnosis and management. Here we present an interesting case of a 58-year-old woman who on initial presentation was diagnosed with tuberculosis but did not a response to antituberculosis therapy. Further investigation revealed underlying lung cancer. The patient was then treated according to the latest guideline.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Pratama R. and Sinaga B. (2019). A Case Report: Coexistent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Lung Cancer Diagnosed from the Same Specimen.In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI, ISBN 978-989-758-469-5, pages 253-256. DOI: 10.5220/0009864402530256

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ictromi19,
author={Rispan Pratama and Bintang Yinke Magdalena Sinaga},
title={A Case Report: Coexistent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Lung Cancer Diagnosed from the Same Specimen},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,},
year={2019},
pages={253-256},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009864402530256},
isbn={978-989-758-469-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,
TI - A Case Report: Coexistent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Lung Cancer Diagnosed from the Same Specimen
SN - 978-989-758-469-5
AU - Pratama R.
AU - Sinaga B.
PY - 2019
SP - 253
EP - 256
DO - 10.5220/0009864402530256