Disseminated tuberculosis masquerading as depression

Riaz R M 1 , Kotian CM 2 , Devaramane V 3 , Umakanth S 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, 29224Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • 2 Dr TMA Pai Hospital (Udupi), Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • 3 585900Dr AV Baliga Memorial Hospital, Udupi, Karnataka, India
  • 4 Department of Medicine, Dr TMA Pai Hospital (Udupi), Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Trop Doct, 2023 Jan;53(1):164-166.
PMID: 35876405 DOI: 10.1177/00494755221105632

Abstract

We report the case of a 23-year-old man without any significant premorbid conditions initially presenting to a psychiatrist with suspected depression but later referred to our hospital owing to the possibility of systemic disease and subsequently diagnosed as having disseminated tuberculosis.

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