Editorial

A Diagnostic Surprise

Authors: Lee B. Reichman, MD, MPH

Abstract

In the series of hepatobiliary tuberculosis cases reported from Brunei in this issue of the Southern Medical Journal,1 the presence of tuberculosis (TB) caught the patients and attending physicians by surprise. Most people consider TB a disease of the past, under control and not worthy of attention.

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References

1. Chong VH. Hepatobiliary tuberculosis: a review of presentations and outcomes. South Med J 2008;101:356–361.