BACKGROUND Primary nasal tuberculosis(TB)is a rare form of extrapulmonary TB,particularly in patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor(TNF)immunotherapy.As a result,its diagnosis remains challenging.CASE SUMMARY A...BACKGROUND Primary nasal tuberculosis(TB)is a rare form of extrapulmonary TB,particularly in patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor(TNF)immunotherapy.As a result,its diagnosis remains challenging.CASE SUMMARY A 58-year-old male patient presented to the ear,nose,and throat department with right-sided nasal obstruction and bloody discharge for 1 month.He was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and received anti-TNF immunotherapy for 3 years prior to presentation.Biopsy findings revealed chronic granulomatous inammation and a few acid-fast bacilli,suggestive of primary nasal TB.He was referred to our TB management department for treatment with oral anti-TB agents.After 9 months,the nasal lesions had disappeared.No recurrence was noted during follow-up.CONCLUSION The diagnosis of primary nasal TB should be considered in patients receiving TNF antagonists who exhibit thickening and crusting of the nasal septum mucosa or inferior turbinate,particularly when pathological findings suggest granulomatous inflammation.展开更多
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease(VKH)is a rare,multisystem disease of melanocyte-containing organs.It is characterized by diffuse,granulomatous inflammation involving various organs.It has been reported to occur in associ...Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease(VKH)is a rare,multisystem disease of melanocyte-containing organs.It is characterized by diffuse,granulomatous inflammation involving various organs.It has been reported to occur in association with other autoimmune disorders.We report the case of a female patient who was diagnosed with VKH at the age of 4 years and who was treated with corticosteroids until the age of 16.Twenty years later,Crohn’s disease was diagnosed,with a severe flare-up.Three cases of VKH associated with ulcerative colitis have previously been reported anecdotally but,to our knowledge,this is the first case occurring in association to Crohn’s disease.展开更多
基金Supported by Department of Health of Zhejiang Province,No.2019-KY1-001-138Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundatio,No.LTGY24H160016。
文摘BACKGROUND Primary nasal tuberculosis(TB)is a rare form of extrapulmonary TB,particularly in patients receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor(TNF)immunotherapy.As a result,its diagnosis remains challenging.CASE SUMMARY A 58-year-old male patient presented to the ear,nose,and throat department with right-sided nasal obstruction and bloody discharge for 1 month.He was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and received anti-TNF immunotherapy for 3 years prior to presentation.Biopsy findings revealed chronic granulomatous inammation and a few acid-fast bacilli,suggestive of primary nasal TB.He was referred to our TB management department for treatment with oral anti-TB agents.After 9 months,the nasal lesions had disappeared.No recurrence was noted during follow-up.CONCLUSION The diagnosis of primary nasal TB should be considered in patients receiving TNF antagonists who exhibit thickening and crusting of the nasal septum mucosa or inferior turbinate,particularly when pathological findings suggest granulomatous inflammation.
文摘Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease(VKH)is a rare,multisystem disease of melanocyte-containing organs.It is characterized by diffuse,granulomatous inflammation involving various organs.It has been reported to occur in association with other autoimmune disorders.We report the case of a female patient who was diagnosed with VKH at the age of 4 years and who was treated with corticosteroids until the age of 16.Twenty years later,Crohn’s disease was diagnosed,with a severe flare-up.Three cases of VKH associated with ulcerative colitis have previously been reported anecdotally but,to our knowledge,this is the first case occurring in association to Crohn’s disease.
