Pulmonary tuberculosis and intestinal stasis

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...

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

A Study of Intestinal Stasis

not only aimed at mechanical cleansing of the gastro-intestinal tract from mouth to anus and nasal passages from anterior nares to nasopharynx, but they also helped the performer to develop his gastro-intestinal musculature, together with a certain amount of volitional control of these so called involuntary muscles. With the advent of bacteriology although the conception of disease and its caus...

Intestinal Stasis and Cancer in Indians

I have reason to believe that Indians of the former class show little if any immunity from the ills to which the flesh of civilised man is heir. Only a few days ago I saw a case which illustrates this point. The patient was a Sikh, a forest officer who up to about two years ago had experienced fair health, though as his medical attendant wrote in his report of the case constipation had been his...

Multisystemic tuberculosis presenting with scrofula, intestinal and pulmonary involvement.

To cite: Fernandes AM, Pedreira DG, Lopes P, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-201537 DESCRIPTION We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with no relevant medical history who was admitted to the emergency room (ER) with asthenia, anorexia, weight loss, periodic fever and night sweats. Observation revealed a palpable and painful rubber...