Disseminated tuberculosis during TNF-α inhibitor therapy diagnosed by positron emission tomography and mini-laparoscopy

Infection. 2023 Aug;51(4):1181-1182. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-01979-z. Epub 2023 Jan 12.

Authors

Lennart Hermanussen¹, Thomas Theo Brehm^{2

3}, Stefan Schmiedel^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Devision of Infectious Diseases, I. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. l.hermanussen@uke.de.
² Devision of Infectious Diseases, I. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
³ German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Hamburg, Germany.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Laparoscopy*
Positron-Emission Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis* / diagnostic imaging
Tuberculosis* / drug therapy
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors* / therapeutic use

Substances

Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors