Diagnostic pitfalls

Here the authors discuss the difficulties in differentiating microbial (in particular tuberculous) causes of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy and sarcoidosis; indeed, sarcoidosis may occur in patients with previous microbial infection just as TB occurs in patients who are HLA B27 positive. Case reports are an excellent platform for diagnostic debate and the discussion of pitfalls.

Seema Biswas
Editor-in-Chief

Concomitant axillary mycobacteriosis and neuro-sarcoidosis: diagnostic pitfalls