Since 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes the Global Tuberculosis Report every year, which contains the most up-to-date and accurate statistical data on tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. TB is an infectious disease that is one of the leading causes of human morbidity. It ranks among the top 10 most common causes of death worldwide and is more likely than other pathogens, such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), to result in a fatal outcome. After the introduction of the TB vaccine, the situation improved significantly, but the disease was not defeated. In this context, we present the clinical case of a male patient who was admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) due to a productive cough, dyspnea, and weight loss. After a complementary study, he was diagnosed with extensive diffuse pulmonary TB with a bacterial infection.
Keywords: cough; dyspnea; infectious disease; tuberculosis; weight loss.
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