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Parul Verma, Geeti Khullar, Satyaki Ganguly, P Narsimha Rao, Pragya Nair, et al.
…articles on this subject, reviews the present literature on epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features and types of CTB, including its associations and investigations.
Mariona Cortacans, Nino Gogichadze, Pablo Soldevilla, Zoran Stojanovic, Onno Akkerman, et al.
This review brings together global data on bacterial, fungal, nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) and viral infections that complicate the course of individuals following the diagnosis of pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB). It shows how residual structural lung damage (…
Leong Tung Ong
Recent population-based studies conducted in Asia have revealed a notable increase in the overall incidence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection, coinciding with a decline in tuberculosis (TB) cases. The incidence of NTM infection has exceeded that of TB in Japan, with …
Gustavo Esteban Lugo-Zamudio, Oscar Sosa-Hernández, Briceida López-Martínez, Clemente Cruz-Cruz, Emilio Mariano Durán-Manuel, et al.
…iological surveillance issued by the General Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health. However, both diseases, mainly in the chronic state, present challenges because of their ability to mimic autoimmune disorders. This review explores the phenomenon of clinical and …
Ashok Kumar Pannu
…among the leading causes. This article reviews the evolving epidemiology of PUO in LMICs and proposes a structured, stepwise diagnostic approach that integrates local epidemiology, potential diagnostic clues, targeted investigations, and whole-body imaging to improve diagnostic a…
Dhara Gosai, Jigar B. Gosai, Omprakash Shital Shukla
Background: Tuberculosis is the world's second leading cause of death from an infectious disease, being second only to AIDS. There is a lack of good data on the prevalence of all types of tuberculosis among children in India; most surveys have focused on pulmonary tuberculosis. T…
Begna Tulu, Thomas Theo Brehm, Reinout van Crevel, Tobias Dallenga, Andrew R DiNardo, et al.
…dies examining differences between PTB and EPTB in terms of epidemiology, mycobacterial factors, genetic and epigenetic determinants, host immune responses, transcriptomic profiles, cytokine and chemokine patterns, and immunophenotypes. EPTB is more common among females, children…
Marcos Henrique Teles Simão de Melo, Luana Bretas dos Santos Leonhardt, Jônatas Ferreira de Sá, Paulo Roberto Dias Bobenrieth
Pericardial tuberculosis is a rare and potentially fatal form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that poses a diagnostic challenge, especially in endemic regions. This article reviews its clinical, epidemiological, and diagnostic aspects, based on literature published between 2012 an…
Qibin Liu, Xiyong Dai, Shuang Wei
…ince 2010 on the clinical spectrum, immunopathogenesis, and epidemiology of BCG-related complications, highlighting the impact of vaccine substrain, administration technique, and host immune status on adverse-event rates. On the basis of this evidence, we propose a practical, evi…
Soaham Desai, Ravi Yadav, Divyani Garg, Susanne A Schneider, Pramod Kumar Pal
…pite their clinical significance, knowledge gaps persist in epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of TB-related movement disorders (TBRMDs). **OBJECTIVE:** This scoping review synthesizes evidence on TBRMDs, aiming to characterize their spectrum, evaluate diagnostic appr…
H Alzarooni, H Molabe, F Malherbe
…gement of the disease. This literature review considers the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, and diagnostic approaches, highlighting the need for a high level of clinical suspicion, particularly in TB-endemic areas. By providing a structured diagnostic framework,…
Fabiana Cristina Fulco Santos, André Luiz Alves do Nascimento, Laís Ariane de Siqueira Lira, Juliana Figueirêdo da Costa Lima, Rosana de Albuquerque Montenegro, et al.
Bone tuberculosis (TB) is one of the forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects, above all, the spine, long bones and joints. The authors report a case of a 12-year-old child with a complaint of pain and deformity in the lower thoracic region that had lasted for two years.…
Andrea Migliorelli, Marianna Manuelli, Andrea Ciorba, Francesco Stomeo, Stefano Pelucchi, et al.
…ructures and post-infective scarring. This chapter analyses epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnostic strategies for LTB, highlighting the need for accurate differentiation from cancer and other inflammatory diseases. Treatment regimens generally consis…
Amod Gupta
Infectious uveitis is a significant cause of ocular morbidity and visual impairment worldwide, especially in developing regions, where it commonly leads to intraocular inflammation. However, in recent years, cases of infectious uveitis have been rising even in the developed world…
Riccardo Inchingolo, Lorenzo Carriera, Simone Ielo, Roberto Barone, Andrea Smargiassi, et al.
… issues correlated with diagnosis and management of TPE: 1- epidemiology, clinical presentation and underlying pathophysiology; 2- limitations of conventional diagnostic procedures on pleural fluid; 3- usefulness of thoracic ultrasound (TUS) in the stepwise pathway 4- role of tho…