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Y. Bouktib, Abidine Abidine, D. Basraoui, H. Jalals
Introduction: Neuromeningeal tuberculosis in children remains a particularly worrying public health problem in developing countries. The aim of our work is to illustrate and show the essential interest of imaging (CT-MRI) in the positive diagnosis and follow-up of this pathology.…
Shakoor S, Mir F, Hasan R
Background Children evaluated for tuberculosis (TB) are often diagnosed with miscellaneous conditions that mimic TB. Knowledge of differentials informs policy on service provision through liaison with referral centers offering definitive diagnosis and treatment for common alterna…
NA Shofoluwe, IY Shuaibu, IB Mohammed, Dotiro Chitumu, MA Usman, et al.
Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis (NTB) is an extrapulmonary tubercular infection of the nasopharynx. It is a rare entity, even in endemic tuberculosis areas. Two potential pathways to infection have been described and these can either be primary or secondary. We present a case of Naso…
B. A. Alex-Hart, Nsirimobu Ichendu Paul
Background: Despite the fact that Tuberculosis (TB) is preventable, treatable and curable, it has remained a significant cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Identifying patterns of TB and its treatment outcome which is the aim of this study is relevant for TB control prog…
Awad Ahmed Ahmed
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease which can infect all body organs including the central nervous system (CNS). TB has a higher mortality rate worldwide and is a frequent cause of neurologic sequelae. Approximately 10% of TB patients also have a CNS involvement. CNS-TB ca…
Pérez-López LM, Subirá-Álvarez T, Martínez-Ruíz A, Noguera-Julian A, Moreno-Romo D, et al.
Introduction and objectives Osteoarticular tuberculosis, caused by a member of the Mycobacterium genus, represents approximately 10% of the total extrapulmonary tuberculosis in pediatric patients. Its low prevalence and nonspecific clinical presentation lead to a late diagnosis a…
João Peti Ângelo, Conde Fadama, Gogui Douru Akim, Mendes Papis, Meleng Mvomo Thomas Alexis, et al.
Tuberculosis is a real public health problem still rampant in an endemic fashion in developing countries. Multifocal forms are observed in immunocompromised patients but can also be observed in immunocompetent subjects. Often misleading aspects, and which can mislead the diagnosi…
Reshma Joseph, Menaka P Nallasivam, Sasikumar B Raman
Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, most commonly reported in high-prevalence countries like India. The diagnosis of cutaneous tuberculosis is challenging because of the paucibacillary nature of the disease, its rare occurrence, and its similarit…
Nisa Nur Tapaç, Ümmühan Çay, Fatma Kılınç, Selime Teleke Kaymaz, Özlem Özgür Gündeşli̇oğlu, et al.
Tuberculosis continues to be a significant global public health issue. Tuberculosis most often affects the lungs. However, children are more likely to have extrapulmonary involvement compared to adults. Ocular involvement is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. Oc…
Gaurav Sharma, Deepa Rani, Ashish Verma, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti
Abstract India bears a significant proportion of tuberculosis cases, accounting for approximately 28% of the global burden. Among the reported global cases, around 16% constitute extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). EPTB diagnosis and treatment are usually challenging. The diagnos…
Samira Dehghani, saloomeh mohammadi, Atefeh Mahmoudi, Fatemeh Riyahi Zaniyani, Sasan Shafiei, et al.
…ity of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranAbstractIntroduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant health problem worldwide. The rate of active tuberculosis in pregnancy is rising and it is a considerable cause of maternal mortality during pregnancy.Case presentation: This study repo…
Madi Saad, M. Michael, Lübke Andreas, Sellckau Roland
Tuberculosis continues to pose a substantial burden on global health, with a substantial number of individuals affected by the disease worldwide. Skeletal tuberculosis, although less common, represents a significant subset of tuberculosis cases, comprising approximately 10% of th…
Pratyaksha Rana, Anmol Bhatia, Akshay Kumar Saxena, Kushaljit Singh Sodhi
Tuberculosis (TB) is highly prevalent worldwide, and it affects children and adults equally, causing significant morbidity and mortality. Imaging plays a crucial role in diagnosis and management. Knowledge of imaging modalities available, imaging manifestations of both pulmonary …
Chiara Tersigni, Luisa Galli
Understanding the role of the immune system in controlling tuberculosis (TB) infection is pivotal to reach the goal of full elimination of the disease by 2050, as highlighted by World Health Organization (WHO) [[1]World Health Organization. WHO targets elimination of TB in over 3…
Thomas Gehrke, Agmal Scherzad, Rudolf Hagen, Stephan Hackenberg
Introduction Tuberculosis is one of the most frequent infectious diseases worldwide, with increasing incidence in western countries. Since extrapulmonary manifestations very often occur in the head and neck, it is an important differential diagnosis for ENT-specialists. The aim o…
Ekika Singh, Sanjay Singh, Sujeet Kumar Singh
Tuberculosis is major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality globally especially in high burden areas. Tuberculous meningitis may manifest in 5-6% of cases. It is most fatal from of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Early diagnosis can save lives. We report two cases of …
Vasilica Ungureanu
Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable infectious disease, one of the most frequent infectious causes of morbidity and mortality. Tuberculosis represents an important public health problem around the world, being present in all countries and in all group ages. Despite being a prev…
Jeyapraniya Arumugam, S. T. De Silva
Rationale: Disseminated tuberculosis involves the central nervous system in up to a third of cases. However, meningitis and spondylodiscitis due to miliary tuberculosis rarely occur together, particularly in the immuno-competent population. Patient concerns: A 37-year-old immunoc…
Codruţ Sarafoleanu, Elena Pătraşcu, George Bacarna, Gabriela - Violeta Melinte
Abstract BACKGROUND. Unfortunately, tuberculosis is still being diagnosed among patients, independent of their age, gender, provenance or social category. The etiologic agent of tuberculosis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is known to have a period of latency between the ini…
MohammadS Elbouhy, Erden Ali, Aml Yossif Elmesery
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is one of the top ten causes of death and the leading cause from a single infectious agent (above HIV/AIDS) Worldwide. Each year millions of people continue to fall sick with. Aim of…
Jeganathan Geetha
OBJECTIVE Tuberculosis is emerging as a significant health problem in the elderly. The symptoms are often non-specific and may be attributed to changes related to age. This often leads to a delayed diagnosis and more advanced disease at presentation. The presence of other underly…
Sahariar Hossain Siddik, Syed Shahzad Hasan, Zarin Tasnim, Akbar Zaman, R Yasmin, et al.
Bangladesh has the highest prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). Of these, tubercular meningitis is the most common and most devastating. The usual course is that of insidious onset and subacute progression. Adults with TBM often present with the classic meningitis symptoms of fever, …
Sefer Aslan, Hakan Sezgin Sayıner
…aimed to examine the patients diagnosed with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in terms of diagnostic methods and demographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: The files of patients with EPTB who were followed up in the infectious disease’s outpatient clinic between 2012 a…
Ludo Mahieu, Aikaterini Barka, Wouter Arrázola de Oñate, Veerle Matheeussen, Koen Vanden Driessche
• Female genital tuberculosis increases infertility, prematurity, and perinatal tuberculosis risk in migrant mothers from high-incidence areas. • Visiting friends and relatives increases tuberculosis risk in migrants from high-endemic countries. • Diagnosis of congenital tubercul…
Pooja Semwal, Manjit Kaur Saini, Moinak Sen Sarma
Antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity (ATDIH) is a significant concern while managing pediatric tuberculosis. There is limited data on pediatric ATDIH, and much of the management practices are extrapolated from adult experiences. This article provides a comprehensive overv…