Thrombotic Microangiopathy Associated with Tuberculous Infection

Shoichi Masumoto; Manami Tada; Ai Katsuma; Eri Minami; Daisuke Katagiri; Maki Shibata; Fumihiko Hinoshita

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5482

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Thrombotic Microangiopathy Associated with Tuberculous Infection

Shoichi Masumoto, Manami Tada, Ai Katsuma, Eri Minami, Daisuke Katagiri, Maki Shibata, Fumihiko Hinoshita

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Keywords: tuberculous peritonitis, thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), positron emission tomography (PET)

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2011 Volume 50 Issue 17 Pages 1825-1828

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5482

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Abstract

A 32-year-old man was diagnosed as having thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and treated by plasma exchange (PE). During the course of admission, he was also newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculous peritonitis and pleuritis, which was thought to be the cause of the TMA. There are only a few previous reports on TMA associated with tuberculous infection. Although its pathogenetic mechanism is not well understood, it would be valuable to recognize that this worldwide infectious disease could cause TMA.

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