TUBERCULOSIS VERSUS VASCULITIS

Authors

  • Zahid Farooq Baig
  • Khalid Mahmood Raja
  • Fahad Abbas

Abstract

Vasculitis (Wegeners Granulomatosis and Microscopic Polyangiitis) and Tuberculosis share many features including constitutional symptoms and respiratory tract involvement. The presence of kidney involvement with new onset azotaemia and active urine sediment support the diagnosis of vasculitis. We describe two cases that were diagnosed to be suffering from tuberculosis and placed on anti-tuberculosis therapy. On further workup they were found to be suffering from pauci-immune glomerulonephritis and recovered well with treatment.

Keywords: Tuberculosis, Microscopic polyangiitis, Wegener's granulomatosis, ANCA-associated vasculitis

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2014-12-01

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Baig, Z. F., Raja, K. M., & Abbas, F. (2014). TUBERCULOSIS VERSUS VASCULITIS. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 26(4), 630–632. Retrieved from https://jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk/index.php/jamc/article/view/1258

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Vol. 26 No. 4 (2014): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

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