TB in the ED
Mount Sinai EM
APRIL 7, 2023
Tuberculosis in the ED Patient presents to Elmhurst ED with cough, hemoptysis, night sweats and fatigue – quick, what’s the first diagnosis that comes to mind? This is the classic presentation for tuberculosis. But several times now I have been surprised by less typical symptoms of TB. So I thought it might be helpful to review how TB might present in the ED, especially since some estimates say that ⅓ of the world’s population is infected.
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