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Volume 18, Issue 3

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Original Contribution

[Abstract]
Evaluation of the quality of mental health referrals from Primary Care Physicians in Qatar
Kalim Zada, Mirza Anwarulhaq
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93768

[Abstract]
Primary Care Physicians’ Knowledge and Barriers against Practice of Healthy Lifestyle in Abha City
Hussein Ali Hussein Azaybi, Mohammed Ali Hussein Azaybi, Safar Abadi Alsaleem, Alhussein Ali Almonawar
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93769

[Abstract]
Knowledge about inguinal hernia among the Saudi Population
Mohammad E. Mahfouz, Alia M. AlShalawi , Abdulrahman A. Alzahrani , Sara H. Alqaidi, Rawan N. Al-Holaifi
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93770

[Abstract]
Predictors of Pediatric Intensive care Unit admissions among Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbation
Ali Alsuheel Asseri
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93771

[Abstract]
The survey of primary care physicians regarding attitude, confidence and knowledge in providing mental health care in Qatar
Kalim Zada
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93772

Education and Training

[Abstract]
Incorporating Resilience into the Family Medicine Training Curriculum
Mohsin Allah Ditta, Abubakar Bham
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93776

Population and Community Studies

[Abstract]
Determinants of autism among children in Makkah Al-Mukarramah City, Saudi Arabia: A case-control study
Abid Obaid Alqurashi,Rishi Bharti, Safar Abadi Alsaleem
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93773

[Abstract]
Does increased Body mass index increase the risk of recurrent pregnancy loss? Saleemah Abdul Majeed Omar, Alya Abdul-Rahman Sharef, Awara Ahmed Rashid
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93774

[Abstract]
Quality of Sleep among General Governmental Secondary School Students in Abha City, Saudi Arabia Yahia M. Al-Qahtani, Hamad M. Al-Qahtani, Bothyna M. Mohamed, Fatima Riaz , Ossama A. Mostafa
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93775

Case reports

[Abstract]
Case Report: Detection and Excision of Melanoma in Situ in an Australian Primary Care Setting
Abubakar Bham
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93778

[Abstract]
Disseminated Tuberculosis: A Rare Presentation
Fazila Khattak, Husam Al Saudi
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93777


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March 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 3

Disseminated Tuberculosis A Rare Presentation

Fazila Khattak (1)
Husam Al Saudi (2)

(1) Consultant Family Medicine, AbuNakhla Health Center, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar
(2) Specialist Internal Medicine, AbuNakhla Health Center, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Corresponding Author:
Dr. Fazila Khattak (MBBS, MRCGP)
Tel: (+974) 3012 8694
Email: fazilaakbar@yahoo.com

Received: January 2020; Accepted: February 2020; Published: March 1, 2020.
Citation: Fazila Khattak, Husam Al Saudi. Disseminated Tuberculosis A Rare Presentation. World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(3): 80-88 DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93777

Abstract


This is a case report of an atypical presentation of disseminated tuberculosis in a forty-one-year-old otherwise healthy female. Although tuberculosis has been known to mankind for centuries and there is a vaccine against the disease and multiple newer antibiotics available in today’s world, it is still one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality and its presentation can be deceptive and diagnosis can be difficult.

This is a case report of a 41-year-old female who presented with a short history and acute symptoms that are atypical for tuberculosis.

This case demonstrates the deceptive presentation of this disease and hence importance that clinicians need to be more vigilant, otherwise an important disease that needs timely diagnosis and treatment can be missed.

Key words: Case report, disseminated tuberculosis

 







 


 
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