Disseminated Tuberculosis Mimicking Metastatic Cancer During Ruxolitinib Therapy for Polycythemia Vera: A Case Report and Literature Review

Yuga Ono; Koji Oka; Kenichi Ishikawa; Hisaharu Shikata; Masahiko Kaneko

doi:10.12659/AJCR.952683

18 June 2026 : Case report Japan

Disseminated Tuberculosis Mimicking Metastatic Cancer During Ruxolitinib Therapy for Polycythemia Vera: A Case Report and Literature Review

Mistake in diagnosis, Rare disease

Yuga Ono^{BCDEF 1*}, Koji Oka

^{D 2}, Kenichi Ishikawa^{D 3}, Hisaharu Shikata^{D 2}, Masahiko Kaneko^{D 2}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952683

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952683

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Figure 1 Chest and abdominal computed tomography (CT) findings. (A) Chest CT showed multiple pulmonary nodules with cavitation. (B) Chest CT showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy. (C) Abdominal CT showed peritoneal thickening, ascites, and increased attenuation of mesenteric fat. (D) Chest and abdominal CT showed osteolytic lesions in multiple vertebral bodies.

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Disseminated Tuberculosis Mimicking Metastatic Cancer During Ruxolitinib Therapy for Polycythemia Vera: A Case Report and Literature Review

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