저자들은 FDG-PET과 전산화 단층 촬영에서 인두, 복부, 흉부에 악성 종양이 의심되는 소견이 보여 점막 표피모양 암종으로 오인된 복강내 결핵, 인두 결핵, 기관지 결핵이 동반된 환자를 조직 검사를 통하여 결핵으로 진단하였고, 이 환자에게 항 결핵제 투여의 치료를 통하여 추적 전산화 단층 촬영에서 호전 경과를 보인 1예를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.
Tuberculosis remains as a major public health problem worldwide. In addition to classic pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis may sometimes present atypically. In the case of atypical tuberculosis, the unusual sites and properties that mimic other diseases can lead to a misdiagnosis and therapeutic delay. Abdominal and pharyngeal tuberculosis are uncommon extrapulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis. To the best of our knowledge, a combination of abdominal and pharyngeal tuberculosis with endobronchial tuberculosis has not been reported. We report a case of concurrent abdominal and pharyngeal tuberculosis in a patient with chronic endobronchial tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic malignancy on computed tomography and FDG-PET. (Tuberc Respir Dis 2007; 63: 173-177)
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