In reply to MS 22060 - Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and avoiding anchoring bias

We thank Dr. Jolobe for his insightful comments regarding our review “Tuberculosis: a focused review for the emergency medicine clinician” [1,2]. Dr. Jolobe highlighted several conditions that present similarly to tuberculosis (TB), including pleural effusion in a patient with previously diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, pericardial effusion in a patient with previously diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, immunoglobulin G4-related pleuropulmonary disease and tuberculous pleurisy, and disseminated tuberculosis in a patient with cryptococcal meningitis [1].
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research