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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID 117076
Country India
Received
2025-11-28 01:06
Peer-Review Started
2025-11-28 01:06
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2025-12-26 10:27
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2026-01-14 02:34
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2026-01-14 06:05
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2026-01-14 06:05
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2026-01-19 01:02
Publish the Manuscript Online
2026-01-22 07:08
ISSN 2307-8960 (online)
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Category Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type Letter to the Editor
Article Title Diagnostic perspectives on mixed connective tissue disease with tuberculosis overlap
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Shree V Dhotre, Pradnya S Dhotre, Ajay M Gavkare and Basavraj S Nagoba
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Basavraj S Nagoba http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5625-3777
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Basavraj S Nagoba, PhD, Professor, Department of Microbiology, Maharashtra Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (Medical College), Vishwanathpuram, Ambajogai Road, Latur 413531, Maharashtra, India. dr_bsnagoba@yahoo.com
Key Words Mixed connective tissue disease; Tuberculosis; Autoimmune disease; Immunosuppression; Diagnostic red flags
Core Tip This letter highlights practical diagnostic insights beyond the original case, including clinical red flags that should prompt reconsideration of a tuberculosis-only diagnosis, the value of early autoimmune serology, and the importance of parallel diagnostic pathways in tuberculosis-endemic regions.
Publish Date 2026-01-22 07:08
Citation

Dhotre SV, Dhotre PS, Gavkare AM, Nagoba BS. Diagnostic perspectives on mixed connective tissue disease with tuberculosis overlap. World J Clin Cases 2026; 14(3): 117076

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v14/i3/117076.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v14.i3.117076
Full Article (PDF) WJCC-14-117076-with-cover.pdf
Manuscript File 117076_Auto_Edited_093912.docx
Answering Reviewers 117076-answering-reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip 117076-audio.mp3
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 117076-conflict-of-interest-statement.pdf
Copyright License Agreement 117076-copyright-assignment.pdf
Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate 117076-non-native-speakers.pdf
Peer-review Report 117076-peer-reviews.pdf
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Scientific Editor Work List 117076-scientific-editor-work-list.pdf
CrossCheck Report 117076-crosscheck-report.pdf