ABSTRACT
Case 18: tuberculosis – delay in diagnosis – ignored X-ray A 40 year old man with a known history of alcohol abuse was referred by his GP to the rheumatology department of a hospital. Investigations were carried out, including a chest X-ray. Despite extensive investigations, no cause for his malaise and weight loss could be discovered and he was discharged to his GP. He continued to feel unwell for six months and lost further weight.
