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Rigors in tuberculosis

C Harvey1, S Eykyn, C Davidson

  • 1Department of Medicine, UMDS, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.

Postgraduate Medical Journal
|September 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
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Persistent rigors can indicate miliary tuberculosis, a serious infection. This finding suggests including miliary tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis for patients with unexplained rigors to avoid diagnostic delays.

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Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pulmonology
  • Internal Medicine

Background:

  • Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a severe disseminated form of TB.
  • Rigors are typically associated with acute bacterial infections, not TB.
  • Diagnostic delays in miliary TB can lead to poor outcomes.