It is tuberculosis or melioidosis? a clinical diagnostic dilemma

• Main Authors: Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida, Mohd Nor, Farah Hanani, Yatim, Yusnita
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/92512/7/92512_It%20is%20tuberculosis%20or%20melioidosis_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92512/8/92512_It%20is%20tuberculosis%20or%20melioidosis; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92512/; http://e-mjm.org/2021/v76n5/pulmonary-tuberculosis.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) is an endemic disease in Malaysia and continues to cause great morbidity and mortality. However, the diagnosis and treatment may pose a challenge to the attending physician since other diseases such as melioidosis can mimic tuberculosis. Hence, the final diagnosis s...