• M. E. Lozovskaya
  • Yu A. Yarovaya
  • E. B. Vasilieva
  • L. N. Khamchieva
  • A. V. Mosina
  • P. V. Gavrilov

The article describes a clinical case of a rare combination of hereditary pathology - Gaucher disease and latent tuberculosis infection in an 8-year-old child. The child was examined for tuberculosis due to disseminated small foci and calcination in the lung tissue detected by chest computed tomography. The particular parameter of latent tuberculosis infection of this case was the positive results of IGRA tests (T-SPOT TB and QuantiFERON) with a negative response to the intradermal test with recombinant tuberculosis allergen. According to the examination results, the disseminated tuberculosis was not confirmed, diffuse lung damage was regarded as a manifestation of Gaucher disease, which was a rare sign of this pathology according to the published data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)47-51
Number of pages5
JournalTuberculosis and Lung Diseases
Volume98
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • Children, Differential diagnosis, Disseminated lung damage, Gaucher disease, Tuberculosis

    Scopus subject areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases

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