Saha S. Primary extrapulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis warrants extra-precautious pulmonary tuberculosis exclusion workup. World J Clin Cases 2024; 12(18): 3295-3297 [DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i18.3295]
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Sumanta Saha, MBBS, DNB, Academic Editor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin Public Hospital, 201 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. sumanta.saha@uq.net.au
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Medicine, General & Internal
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Sumanta Saha, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin Public Hospital, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
Author contributions: All the work, from conceptualization to final drafting of this manuscript, was done by Saha S.
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Corresponding author: Sumanta Saha, MBBS, DNB, Academic Editor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin Public Hospital, 201 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. sumanta.saha@uq.net.au
Received: March 3, 2024 Revised: April 17, 2024 Accepted: April 26, 2024 Published online: June 26, 2024 Processing time: 106 Days and 12.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The diagnosis of primary gastrointestinal tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection requires an overarchingly holistic stepwise case evaluation approach to exclude primary pulmonary tuberculosis rather than exclusively depending on high-end radiation-intensive expensive methods. Moreover, tuberculosis-relevant history-obtainment may not be limited to the disease-specific constitutional symptoms and signs. Instead, it may consider relevant factors like countries where the patient had been, tuberculosis contacts, nutrition, smoking and drinking habits, and weight loss. Additional primary pulmonary tuberculosis workup considerations can include important caveats in its diagnostic interpretations, like latent tuberculosis, atypical tuberculosis, and immunocompromised status.
