Pericostal tuberculosis in a patient with systemic sclerosis：the
relationship of two rare diseases
Abstract
Autoimmune diseases including systemic sclerosis (SSc) increase risk of
developing TB. Pericostal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare presentation of
skeletal TB. This case report describes pericostal TB in a SSc patient,
and emphasizes significance of suspecting pulmonary and extra-pulmonary
TB when patients with autoimmune disease follow atypical clinical
courses.
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