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V A Pekhtusov, Алексей Викторович Татаринцев, Giller Db, A B Bizhanov, И.И. Ениленис
…influence of surgical sanation of patients with destructive tuberculosis on the prevalence of tuberculosis and mortality. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The strategy of treatment for new cases of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis was developed in the Perelman Department of Phthisiopulmon…
Rui-Lin Ren, Zhang Wu-xing, Wei Zhou, Yang Wang, Wei Huang
…h end-stage renal disease (ESRD) complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Methods A total of 133 ESRD patients complicated with tuberculosis, treated at the Tuberculosis Department of the 8…
Heru Wahyudi, M Susilawati
Introduction: The incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) cases is increasing globally. with bones and joints being the most common sites, accounting for over 10% of occurrences. Tuberculosis of the knee is rare case, presents challenges in prompt diagnosis, leading to sev…
Chaudhary R, Bhatta S, Singh A, Pradhan M, Srivastava B, et al.
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis . It is a global health problem and major cause of death in resource-limited countries like Nepal. Timely diagnosis with sensitive testing methods could assist in early management of the disease. This …
Davuluri KS, Singh AK, Kumar V, Singh SV, Singh AV, et al.
…that VEGF growth factor induces neovascularization in human tuberculosis (TB) patients, but the evidence is inconclusive. Considerable ambiguity exists concerning the factors responsible for miliary tuberculosis. To identify such factors, we proposed an alternative explanation th…
Meregildo Rodriguez ED
Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis includes three clinical entities: tuberculous meningitis, intracranial tuberculoma, and spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis. All three categories are encountered frequently in regions of the world where the incidence of TB is high. Meningeal…
Li S, Wu R, Feng M, Zhang H, Liu D, et al.
Spinal tuberculosis is a common extrapulmonary type that is often secondary to pulmonary or systemic infections. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection often leads to the balance of immune control and bacterial persistence. In this study, 64 patients were enrolled and the clinicopa…
Andy Lesmana, Hapsari Retno Dewanti, Lenty BR Perangin Angin, Muhamad Irvan Muzakky, Stefi Geovani Valentin Hayon, et al.
Background: Musculoskeletal extrapulmonary tuberculosis is accounting for only 10-15% of all cases. Current attention has been focused on hand tuberculosis due to its increasing prevalence. This study describes an unusual case of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that manifested as a s…
Admassu W, Ayelign B, Abebe G, Tadesse M
Background Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and detection of drug resistance are very important for timely and appropriate management of patients. Xpert MTB/RIF assay is approved for use in TB and rifampicin-resistance diagnosis. However, data are limited on the impact of Xpe…
Ndèye Amy Sarr, Daouda Thioub, Ndiassé Ndiaye, Agbogbenkou Tevi Déla Lawson, Sylvie Audrey Diop
Laryngeal tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, often complicating pulmonary tuberculosis that may be unrecognized. Its clinical presentation is nonspecific, often pointing to cancer. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman, with no reported pathological h…
The Updated guidelines on Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents include new recommendations that cover diagnostic approaches for TB, shorter treatment for children with non-severe drug-susceptible TB, a new option for the treatment of TB meningitis, the use of be…
Achache W, Boualam MA, Cassir N, Mimari C, Poitrenaud D, et al.
Laryngeal tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that questions the natural history of this infection. We report one such case in which a pathological examination of a laryngeal biopsy revealed granulomatous inflammation with caseous necrosis. Further investig…
Das R, Chandrasekar S, Purohit G, Satapathy AK, John J, et al.
Ocular tuberculosis (OTB) is a rare form of extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) and a rare presenting feature of tuberculosis (TB) in children. We report such a case in a 3-year-old boy who presented with a painless swelling over left upper eyelid. Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacil…
Walawe Nayaka S
Background: Peritoneal tuberculosis (PTB) is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that poses significant diagnostic challenges in Gynaecological practice due to its resemblance to ovarian malignancies. In regions endemic for tuberculosis, timely diagnosis is crucial to avoi…
Jae Seok Park, Seung Yeon Yu, Hyeong Chan Shin, Chang Ki Yeo
Tuberculosis of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx due to extrapulmonary involvement of tuberculosis is very rare. Because of their rare characteristics, tuberculosis lesions represented by ulcers and tumors found in the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx are often mistaken for oth…
Rakesh Kumar, Sweta Muni, Deepak Pankaj, Randhir Kumar, Kumar Saurabh, et al.
…pid diagnostic tool used for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its resistance to rifampicin. It can be offered as a first-line diagnostic modality in suspected cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB). This study was done to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the …
Wanli Kang, Jian Du, Yunqing Chang, Hongyan Chen, Jianxiong Liu, et al.
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a multi-systemic disease with a protean presentation and remains a major global health problem. Concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) are common in clinical practice. However, the information about …
Kang W, Yu J, Liang C, Wang Q, Li L, et al.
Background Tuberculosis (TB), a multisystemic disease with protean presentation, remains a major global health problem. Although concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases are commonly observed clinically, knowledge regarding concurrent P…
Wanli Kang, Jian Du, Yunqing Chang, Hongyan Chen, Jianxiong Liu, et al.
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB), a multi-systemic disease with protean presentation, remains a major global health problem. Although concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases are commonly observed clinically, knowledge regarding co…
Hammami F, Ben Ayed H, Koubaa M, Chakroun A, Hsairi M, et al.
Background/objectives Tuberculosis is a multisystem disease that might affect any organ. Abdominal tuberculosis (ABT) represents 5-17% from all extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) sites. We aimed to study the clinical, laboratory and evolutionary features of ABT cases and to identi…
Tuhanan Dolmuş, Kerem Ensarıoğlu, Tuğçe Şahin Özdemirel, Mehmet Kuruş, Şeref Özkara
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that may involve all systems, with the respiratory system being the most commonly affected. Tuberculosis of the chest wall and its structures is rare, in which malignancy and abscess may be counted among possible differential diagnoses. In th…
I. V. Drozdetskaya, А. В. Мордык, Надежда Игоревна Поркулевич
Introduction . Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) still has many features: there is a different approach to its definition in different countries, there is no screening, diagnosis is extremely difficult and requires financial costs, and bacteriological verification does not excee…
Hanine Mohamed Amine, Atmani Walid, Amchich Younes, Haddou Ammar
Introduction: Thyroid tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Due to its nonspecific clinical and radiological presentation, it can easily mimic thyroid cancer. Case report: A 55-year-old female presented with a thyroid swelling. Neck ultrasound showed a 26 mm…
Shivbrat Sharma, Shachita, Parul Bhardwaj
Tuberculosis of ear is a rare entity. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment can prevent many serious complications. Here we report a case of 45 year old female with middle ear tuberculosis which was cured with mastoid exploration followed by anti tubercular treatment. Keywords: Tu…
Fiske CT, Blackman A, Maruri F, Rebeiro PF, Huaman M, et al.
…ersons with previous EPTB, previous pulmonary TB, latent M. tuberculosis infection, and uninfected TB contacts. Persons with previous pleural TB were excluded due to enhanced immune responses at the site of disease. Methods Macrophages were stimulated with TLR-2 agonist M. tuberc…