INTRODUCTION Laryngeal tuberculosis is a rare and often misdiagnosed disease. Its diagnosis is based on the association of a laryngeal lesion and the microbiological detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Stool cultures have recently been described as a useful tool in the diagnosis of atypical forms of tuberculosis. In this report, we describe the first case in the literature of laryngeal tub...

Tuberculosis is a chronic granulomatous disease that can affect various systems of the body. It is caused mainly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis and other atypical mycobacterial species[1]. Pulmonary tuberculosis is the most common primary form of the disease. However it can occur in lymph nodes, meninges, kidneys, bones, skin and the oral cavity. Secondary tuberculosis occur...

conclusions tuberculosis is still a diagnostic challenge, especially when the presentation is atypical and extra-pulmonary. case presentation a 68-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with fever. he had splenomegaly, ascites and right-sided psoas abscess. chest x-ray was normal. although the vertebral column was intact, he had asymptomatic sacroiliitis. bony changes of the right sacroilia...

INTRODUCTION A typical presentations of tuberculosis are not uncommon. Periprosthetic infection with tuberculosis after total joint replacement has well published. Tuberculosis of the elbow following open reduction internal fixation of a distal humerus fraeture is extremely rare. CASE REPORT We report case of a healthy, immunocompetenet 49-year-old male who underwent open reduction and intern...