Severe disseminated tuberculosis in HIV-negative refugees

• Published in: The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 19; no. 10; pp. e352 - e359
• Main Authors: Suárez, Isabelle, Maria Fünger, Sarah, Jung, Norma, Lehmann, Clara, Reimer, Robert Peter, Mehrkens, Dennis, Bunte, Anne, Plum, Georg, Jaspers, Natalie, Schmidt, Matthias, Fätkenheuer, Gerd, Rybniker, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2019; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aggression; Corticoids; Corticosteroids; Cytokines; Diagnostic systems; Family medical history; Fever; HIV; Hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immunology; Infections; Infectious diseases; Laboratories; Living conditions; Migration; Multidrug resistance; Organs; Pain; Patient assessment; Patients; Post traumatic stress disorder; Refugees; Signs and symptoms; Therapy; Thyroid gland; Tropical diseases; Tuberculosis; Ultrasonic imaging; Violence; Vitamin deficiency

In high-income countries, the presentation of tuberculosis is changing, primarily because of migration, and understanding the specific health needs of susceptible populations is becoming increasingly important. Although disseminated tuberculosis is well documented in HIV-positive patients, the disea...