Abstract

ARANGO-SLINGSBY, Christine et al. Disseminated Tuberculosis in a girl with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: An unusual case mimicking an autoimmune disease usage: case report. Iatreia [online]. 2020, vol.33, n.3, pp.280-285. ISSN 0121-0793.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.53.

Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world despite multiple control and treatment strategies. Disseminated tuberculosis corresponds to 5% of cases. We report the first case in literature of an adolescent patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus and disseminated tuberculosis, who had constitutional symptoms associated with low back pain and was initially, interpreted initially as noninfectious sacroiliitis and a probable inflammatory bowel disease.

Keywords : Diabetes Mellitus; Sacroiliitis; Tuberculosis, Miliary.

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