Godwin J E, Coleman A A, Sahn S A
Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
Chest. 1991 Mar;99(3):752-4. doi: 10.1378/chest.99.3.752.
A 67-year-old man developed hepatic and renal failure over a six-day period. Despite full supportive measures, he died on his 11th day of hospitalization with fulminant DIC and hepatic, renal, and respiratory failure. Postmortem examination revealed acid-fast bacilli in virtually all organ systems. Miliary tuberculosis should be considered as a potentially treatable cause of hepatic failure.
