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Chronic pulmonary tuberculosis and anasarca: a classic revisited
1 People’s College of Medical Sciences, Community Medicine, Bhanpur Bypass Road, Bhopal, 462037, India
2 People’s College of Medical Sciences, Pathology, Bhanpur Bypass Road, Bhopal, 462037, India
3 People’s College of Medical Sciences, Radiology, Bhanpur Bypass Road, Bhopal, 462037, India
4 People’s College of Medical Sciences, Physiology, Bhanpur Bypass Road, Bhopal, 462037, India
5 People’s College of Medical Sciences, Medicine, Bhanpur Bypass Road, Bhopal, 462037, India
6 People’s College of Medical Sciences, Chest Medicine and Tuberculosis, Bhanpur Bypass Road, Bhopal, 462037, India
Correspondence to:
Rakesh Biswas, rakesh7biswas@gmail.com
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A 30-year-old carpenter presented with a history of generalised swelling of his body, particularly noticeable around the ankles. He had a 10-year history of pulmonary tuberculosis, which had been treated with antitubercular treatment for 6 months.
He had developed cough with fever 1 year previously, and was given antitubercular treatment with a local practitioner after a sputum examination that was found to be positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB).
He had to stop his treatment after a month so that the money required to buy the medicines could be utilised for his sister, who was also ill. After 2 months of stopping his own antitubercular treatment, due to financial reasons, he decided to try
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