@article {10.3844/ajidsp.2021.161.164, article_type = {journal}, title = {Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia Overlapping Tuberculosis: A Diagnostic Challenge in Elderly}, author = {Pradeep Chakaravarthy and Divanshee Sharma and Manjunath Totaganti and Jithesh G and Mukesh Bairwa and Ravikant}, volume = (17}, number = {4}, year = {2022}, month = {Jan.}, pub_date = {2020-04-09}, pages = {161-164}, doi = {10.3844/ajidsp.2021.161.164}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajidsp.2021.161.164}, abstract = {Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) is linked to numerous etiologies, including connective tissue diseases, certain drugs, HIV and idiopathic causes. We present a case of an 82-year-old woman with subacute onset shortness of breath as the presenting feature of Non-specific interstitial pneumonia. Chest imaging demonstrated bilateral infiltrates and tentatively diagnosed as NSIP and started on Tyrosine kinase inhibitor - Nintedanib. But she worsened symptomatically and on further evaluation, Mycobacterium tuberculosis had been detected in her Sputum. Anti-tuberculous therapy and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) resolved her pulmonary symptoms to an extent and she was discharged on Long term oxygen therapy. In this case, we encountered a Tuberculosis (TB) case with NSIP where NSIP could overlap the diagnosis of TB and we should have a strong suspicion of TB in geriatric people.}, journal = {American Journal of Infectious Diseases}, publisher = {Science Publications} }