Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Diego Valarezo-Sevilla, Gabriela Restrepo-Rodas, Vanessa Sarzosa-Terán
Bionatura · 2020-02
Abstract
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis can be confused with other pathologies because of the variety of symptoms it generates according to the affected organ. So, extrapulmonary tuberculosis must always be taken into account by medical staff within the differential diagnosis. In this paper, a review of the literature on extrapulmonary tuberculosis is carried out with emphasis on the most frequently affected organs.
MeSH terms
- Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Differential diagnosis
- Intensive care medicine
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pathology