Discovery of Miliaria tuberculosa in Diabetes: Two Case Reports
Ali Moussa Mahaman Laouali *
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Coulibaly Aly
Infectious Diseases Department, Koudougou Regional Hospital, Burkina Faso.
Segueda Arzouma Evelyne
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Saloukou Kiswendsida Ella Manuella
General Medicine Department of the Koudougou Regional Hospital Center, Burkina Faso.
Maïga Soumaïla
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
VALIA Abdoulaye
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
BASSIA Aoua Kalilizatou
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
DIABATE Madina
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Bourgou B. P. Larissa
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Boncoungou Kadiatou
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Badoum Gisèle
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Martial Ouédraogo
Pneumology Department, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by permanent hyperglycemia, leading to reduced immunity and, consequently, greater susceptibility to infections and delayed clinical manifestation of these infections. Diabetes and tuberculosis interact in two ways: on the one hand, uncontrolled diabetes predisposes patients to the risk of infection and, on the other hand, infection causes diabetes to become uncontrolled. Tuberculous miliaria is a lymphohematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the body. It is a rare, acute, and potentially serious form of the disease. The literature remains limited, with very few studies focusing on the association between Miliary tuberculosis and diabetes, highlighting the need for further research to clarify the clinical and therapeutic implications. Our two clinical cases could draw the attention of practitioners to always look for signs of tuberculosis in people with diabetes. This association is underestimated, can be life-threatening, and requires urgent, multidisciplinary care.
Keywords: Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Miliary, anti-tuberculosis drugs, Burkina Faso