End-stage renal disease due to delayed diagnosis of renal tuberculosis: a fatal case report

Renal TB is difficult to diagnose, because many patients present themselves with lower urinary symptoms which are typical of bacterial cystitis. We report a case of a young woman with renal TB and ESRD. She was admitted with complaints of adynamia, anorexia, fever, weight loss, dysuria and generaliz...

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Main Author: Daher,Elizabeth De Francesco (author)
Other Authors: Silva Júnior,Geraldo Bezerra da (author), Damasceno,Renata Trindade (author), Santos,Gustavo Martins dos (author), Corsino,Germana Alves (author), Silva,Sônia Leite da (author), Gutiérrez-Adrianzén,Oswaldo Augusto (author)
Format: report
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
renal tuberculosis
extrapulmonary tuberculosis
end-stage renal disease
chronic renal failure
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000100036
Country:Brazil
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