DISSEMINATED PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS: ACTUAL PROBLEMS

Tomography of larynx in disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis.

Since Dr. Felix Leborgne of Montevideo, in 1936, introduced tomography for the diagnostic study of carcinoma of the larynx, this procedure has become definitely established in the diagnosis of this condition. Some years before him, in 1923, Dr. Henry Courtard had emphasized the importance of a radiographic examination of this organ. I have had opportunity to undertake tomographical studies in p...

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Rifampicin-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation in pulmonary tuberculosis treatment

RATIONALE Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) induced by daily rifampicin therapy is rare, especially the patient is absent of malignancy, severe infection, and prior exposure to rifampicin. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of DIC induced by daily rifampicin treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. A 22-year-old, previously healthy man received an anti-tuberculosis therapy consisting o...

Laryngeal tuberculosis without pulmonary involvement

Background: Tuberculosis of the larynx is a rare form of tuberculosis. Patients usually present with hoarseness or dysphagia and other nonspecific constitutional symptoms like fever or localized pain. In this study, we present a case of primary vocal cord lesion with tuberculosis. Case presentation: A 72 year old man presented with hoarseness of voice, low grade fever, and night sweating with i...

BCG vaccine and pulmonary tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most important public health problems in the world and has been declared as a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is one of the first developed vaccines to prevent TB. Unfortunately, BCG vaccine has had a limited duration of protection and has shown controversial and variable levels of efficacy, especial...