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Mihai AM, Ianculescu LM, Crețoiu D, Suciu N
Breast tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis , representing less than 0.1% of all breast pathologies in developed countries. However, in regions with high tuberculosis prevalence, such as India and Africa, its incidence is higher. The d…
Chen X, Ye J, Lei H, Wang C
Osteoarticular tuberculosis is one of the extrapulmonary tuberculosis, which is mainly caused by direct infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis or secondary infection of tuberculosis in other parts. Due to the low specificity of the current detection method, it is leading to a hi…
Gedfew M
Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is an emerging public health problem among diabetic patients. Diabetes, which causes immunosuppression, is increasingly being recognized as an independent risk factor for tuberculosis, and the two often coexist and impact each other. Therefo…
Swain SK, Behera IC, Sahu MC
Introduction Primary laryngeal tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial infection of the larynx by Mycobacterium tuberculosis without affecting the lungs. It is a rare type of extrapulmonary tuberculosis seen in clinical practice. Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the clinical p…
Rajan J, Bizanti K
Background Tuberculosis continues to be a worldwide public health problem. Despite the noted gradual decline in tuberculosis case rates in the UK, clinicians should still be aware of these unusual presentations. Sternal tuberculosis is an uncommon form of extrapulmonary tuberculo…
Tiffeney Mann, Stephanie Minnies, Rishi K Gupta, Byron W P Reeve, Georgina Nyawo, et al.
…curacy of blood RNA biomarker signatures for extrapulmonary tuberculosis are scarce. We aimed to address this question among people investigated for tuberculosis lymphadenitis and tuberculosis pericarditis. **METHODS:** This prospective, observational, diagnostic accuracy study …
Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, occurs in about 2 billion people. Approximately 8 million people/year develop the active form.1,2 Tuberculosis in the hand is manifested as osteomyelitis in carpals, metacarpals and phalanges.1 Musculoskeletal tuberculosis occ…
Konstantara F, Stamopoulou S, Gkegkes ID, Kotrogiannis I, Fotiou E, et al.
Tuberculosis used to be uncommon in the developed countries but seems to be still on rampant in developing countries. However, there seems to be an increasing occurrence in the developed countries too mainly due to low living conditions, increased migration, HIV immune-compromisa…
Thejaswi SG, Koirala P, Pradhan U, Papanaik H, Bhuyan S
…present study was conducted to find the association between tuberculosis and vitamin D levels and assess severe vitamin D deficiency (VDD) as a risk factor for developing tuberculosis at high-altitude regions. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out at a tertiary care …
Fentie AM, Jorgi T, Assefa T
Background Despite the availability of effective drugs, tuberculosis remains a major public health problem that predominantly affects low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess tuberculosis treatment outcomes among patients treated at one of the primary health c…
Bisht D, Pande R
…presentation of ocular morbidity in patients suffering from tuberculosis and compare it with ocular involvement in patients coinfected with tuberculosis and HIV AIDS. Materials and methods This was a non-comparative, observational, cross sectional study done on 580 patients, who …
Ma X, Gao Y, Ren Z, Dong H, Zhang X, et al.
Background Spinal Tuberculosis (STB) is a common cause of spinal malformation caused by extrapulmonary tuberculosis in developing countries, which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. It was found that the expression of miRNAs in macrophages was stable, specific and…
Wani BA, Shehjar F, Shah S, Koul A, Yusuf A, et al.
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene abnormalities confer susceptibility to tuberculosis. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), such as TLR-2, are also important media…
Tadele H
Background Cutaneous tuberculosis represents only 1-2% of extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis. Scrofuloderma is an endogenous form of cutaneous tuberculosis and can present as isolated or coexist with pulmonary and disseminated forms of tuberculosis. Pathologically confirmed scr…
Diwan Israr Khan, Sana Jameel
**BACKGROUND:** Tuberculosis is a common systemic bacterial infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In India, there are an estimated 2.1 million cases of tuberculosis, with 16% of them being new extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases. Extrapulmonary tuberculos…
Jia J, Zhang M, Cao Z, Hu X, Lei S, et al.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection has emerged as a global public health issue, predominantly manifesting as pulmonary tuberculosis. Bone and joint tuberculosis, with spinal tuberculosis accounting for approximately 50%, represents a significant form of extrapulmonary tuberculo…
Pribula V, Bodnár J, Vrzgula A
Tuberculosis remains a global health issue affecting millions of people worldwide. Pulmonary form of tuberculosis presents 80-90% of cases with prevalence declining worldwide. On the other hand, extrapulmonary tuberculosis remains at the same level. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis ca…
Li Y, Liao S, Zuo H, Yang W, Jiang D
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem worldwide. Even in highly prevalent countries, primary gastroduodenal tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. In recent years, as the incidence of tuberculosis has increased year by year, the occu…
I-Wen Chen, Li-Chen Chang, Ying-Jen Chang, Yi-Chen Lai, Kuo-Chuan Hung
**BACKGROUND:** Tuberculosis remains a major global health challenge, with emerging evidence suggesting that micronutrient deficiencies may contribute to susceptibility to infection through impaired immune function. Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional defi…
Ngosa D, Lupenga J
Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis in children are rarely evaluated. Childhood tuberculosis has been a low priority for tuberculosis programs due to difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. This study evaluated childhood tuberculosis outcomes and factors associated with unsuccess…
Thomas L, Chacko B, Jupudi S, Mathuram A, George T, et al.
… of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with tuberculosis, it is unclear if the type of tuberculosis (pulmonary, extrapulmonary, or disseminated) impacts outcome. Matrials and methods Demographic data, microbiology, treatment, and outcomes over 5 years (2012-16) we…
Penjor D, Pradhan B
Tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with a global total of about 10 million people falling ill with it in 2020. Until the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, tuberculosis was the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. Nasopharyngea…
Wanjari MK, Lalwani L, Tiwari PR
Tuberculosis is the most frequent cause of death, specifically caused by a single infectious agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis . There are two types of tuberculosis: pulmonary tuberculosis and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis often have reduc…
Herawati A, Nugraha J, Winarno DJS, Rizki M
Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis has increased in the last few decades, and establishing a diagnosis is still challenging. Case presentation A 15 years old Indonesian adolescent complained of a lump on the right lung. The patient and his mother had a history of pulmonary tu…
Fahmi MN, Harti AP
Background Abdominal tuberculosis is an uncommon variant of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. It accounts for 3.5% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis is still a challenge due to its non-specific symptoms. Abdominal tuberculosis and ovarian cancer may s…