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Shoaib Hassan, Tehmina Mustafa, Bjarne Robberstad, Ole Frithjof Norheim
<h3>Background</h3> Tuberculosis (TB), annual disease-burden >10.0 million is associated with socioeconomic disparities. Moreover, extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), despite its high disease-burden, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) implementation remains growing a public healt…
Vanita Jamba -, Tanya Gupta
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), is a communicable disease and a leading cause of death globally, especially in developing countries. It exists in active and latent forms, affecting both pulmonary and extrapulmonary sites. The pathophysiology of TB invo…
Andriani Sheila Anastasia, I Ketut Agus Somia, Ni Luh Putu Eka Arisanti, Ni Wayan Candrawati, Ida Ayu Jasminarti Dwi Kusumawardani, et al.
…duced hepatitis (DIH) is a side effect of the usage of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs, which can cause alteration in treatment regiments and prolonged treatment. This study aim is to identify the risk factors that can be used to predict the occurrence of DIH on tuberculosis (TB) pa…
Dahiya B, Khan A, Khan A, Mor P, Kamra E, et al.
…e small circulating vesicles released from urine samples of tuberculosis (TB) patients, contain a pool of biomarkers. We recently detected Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan (LAM) and CFP-10 (Rv3874) biomarkers from the urinary EVs of pulmonary TB (PTB) and extrapulmona…
Vielgut I, Putzl L, Thomüller I, Igrec J, Brcic I, et al.
…ead of the disease and secondary deformity, musculoskeletal tuberculosis (TB) remains a challenge in terms of early diagnosis and treatment. This study gives an overview on TB trends in Austria (pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB) (A) and analyses a retrospective series of musculosk…
Tresia Fransiska Ulianna Tambunan, Astrid Meilinda, Nasya Marisyka Putri, Carissa Putri Crisdayani, Adinda Aotearoa Afta
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), known for its high morbidity and mortality rate. When it infects organs outside the lungs, the condition is called extrapulmonary TB.
 Case report: A 52-year-old man who came to dr.…
Ishan Shevate, Sarthak Walia, Kishankumar Mahida, Rahul Salunkhe, Rishabh Aggarwal
**INTRODUCTION:** Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant health issue in India, with approximately 30-40% incidence. While only 18% of TB cases are extrapulmonary, shoulder TB, particularly Caries sicca, is extremely rare. Caries sicca is characterized by severe pain, restricted…
Abstract Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is quite prevalent in India, ranging from 8.3% and 13.1%. Diagnosis of EPTB is often challenging as it resembles other granulomatous conditions pathologically. TB culture remains the gold standard for definitive diagnosis, bu…
Mohd Redhuan AM, Abu Bakar MY, Mohd Shahriman AF, Nur Syafiqa A, Noor Faizah A, et al.
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) remains a highly prevalent disease in Malaysia. Early identification using cost-effective methods such as chest radiography can reduce the health burden of a TB epidemic. However, normal chest radiographic findings are common. This study aimed to ev…
S A Susilo, A B Harsono, G N A Winarno, S Salima, K I Mantilidewi
An uncommon form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is abdominal tuberculosis (TB). Due to its vague symptoms, abdominal TB remains difficult to diagnose. We report three cases of peritoneal TB with abdominal enlargement in Bandung, Indonesia, which were initially misdiagnosed as ova…
Sharma JB, Dharmendra S, Rapaka G, Singh UB, Kriplani A, et al.
Background and objective Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is an important type of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) associated with morbidity especially infertility in developing countries. Laparoscopy may be difficult and hazardous in FGTB. The aim of the study was to observe t…
Nagar M, Joshi A, Sahu S, Nagar V, Mitra A
Background Musculoskeletal tuberculosis (TB) continues to share the major burden of extrapulmonary TB. This burden up to some extent may be attributed to the implementation gap which is reasonably broadest at the level of the immediate point of care. As an orthopedic physician is…
Selmane S, L'Hadj M
…d at highlighting some demographic and clinical features of tuberculosis (TB) at Leon Bernard TB unit, Algeria. Methods This was a retrospective and descriptive study based on TB data extracted from TB patient records during 2009-2019 at Leon Bernard TB unit. Results Of the total…
Rahana Pervin, M Atiqul Haque, Tanjela Bushra, Syeda Afroz, Sudipta Das, et al.
Abstract Introduction: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is one of the common causes of child mortality and morbidity in Bangladesh. The study aimed to assess the risk factors of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) and pulmonary TB (PTB) in children and compare those with PTB amongst children. Ma…
Wang MS, Wang JL, Liu XJ
Background In China, the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) diseases and epidemiological trends in the TB forms among children are still unclear; a retrospective study was conducted aiming to assess it. Methods Between January 2007 and September 2020, 1577 consecutive childhood TB p…
Sun W, Lu Z, Yan L
…s Specimens were tested by mNGS and other routine tests for tuberculosis (TB). The diagnostic accuracy of mNGS was calculated and compared with the final clinical diagnosis. Results The sensitivity of mNGS was found to be significantly higher than the sensitivities of the other r…
Chen S, Wang C, Zou Y, Zong Z, Xue Y, et al.
…ackground Existing diagnostic approaches for paucibacillary tuberculosis (TB) are limited by the low sensitivity of testing methods and difficulty in obtaining suitable samples. Methods An ultrasensitive TB diagnostic strategy was established, integrating efficient and specific T…
Lesitha Sivaraman, Aiswarya Mukundan, Anitha Thattamparambil Ravindranathan, M. Vijayan, Vishnu Kuruveettil, et al.
A BSTRACT Context: Current National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) guidelines recommends culture/CBNAAT/molecular test/histopathology examination and drug sensitivity testing for all patients with presumptive Extrapulmonary TB (EPTB). Studies on correlation of CBNAAT wit…
Marliana Nurprilinda, Fajar Lamhot Gultom, Kurniyanto, Praisela Syania Hendrieta Nelwan
…ions using imaging methods for pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) are often mistaken for malignancy, so TB is referred to as a "great imitator." This study aims to describe pulmonary TB and extrapulmonary TB patients at the Siloam MRCCC Semanggi Cancer Specialist Hosp…
Badrul Munir, Dwi Yuni Nur Hidayati, Tommy Alfandy Nazwar, Triyudani Mardining Raras, Sumarno Reto Prawiro
…ost severe extrapulmonary infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). An accurate diagnosis of TBM has yet to be established. Periplasmic Phosphate Binding Lipoprotein is a seropositive marker for TBM diagnosis. In the previous study, we tested antigen Ag38 recombinant …
Ismail Ali, Lubaba Awol, Mekonnen Mohammed, Kewser Mohammed
&lt;i&gt;Background&lt;/i&gt;: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health issue in Ethiopia, with a high burden of both pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB cases. The prevalence of TB, including drug-resistant forms, continues to pose challenges, particularly in …
Neda Dalil Roofchayee, Majid Marjani, Mohammad Varahram, Neda K. Dezfuli, Ian M. Adcock, et al.
<b>Background:</b> Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (Mtb) is the leading cause of death in worldwide. Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is one of the most common forms of extrapulmonary TB. Patients with tuberculous or malignant pleural effusions (MPE) frequently have similar clinical…
Kang W, Liu S, Du J, Tang P, Chen H, et al.
Aims A high proportion of all patients with tuberculosis (TB) present with extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), including concurrent EPTB involving more than one extrapulmonary lesion site. However, previous reports only characterized lesions of single-site EPTB cases. This study aimed to i…
Hoel IM, Sviland L, Syre H, Dyrhol-Riise AM, Skarstein I, et al.
Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) poses diagnostic challenges due to the paucibacillary nature of the disease. The immunochemistry-based MPT64 antigen detection test (MPT64 test) has shown promising results for diagnosing EPTB in previous studies performed in low-reso…
Sayla Aktar Chowdhory, Sabina Sultana, Shampa Rani Pal, Sadia Islam Reya, Konika Rahman, et al.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Bangladesh. In this case-control retrospective study, a total of 348 patients, either with pulmonary TB (PTB) or extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), were surveyed from April 2020 to January 2023 from five different districts of Banglade…