This study aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of anterior debridement and reconstruction with anatomical screw-plate fixation in patients with lumbosacral junction tuberculosis (TB).A total of 48 patients (30 males and 18 females) diagnosed with lumbosacral junction TB were included in this study. All patients underwent surgery in our institution from January 2008 to July 2014, using an...

BACKGROUND The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) disease in Greenland doubled in the 1990s. To combat the increase, national TB interventions were initiated in 2000 and strengthened in 2007. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the effect of interventions could be detected, we estimated the TB disease risk among children≤15 years before and after interventions were implemented. DESIGN For a study co...

Tuberculosis in children has to be considered from more points of view than has tuberculosis in adult life. Since congenital tuberculosis is of rare occurrence, virtually all children begin life free from tuberculous infection but during childhood an appreciable number become infected. The problem of infection by the tubercle bacillus in childhood may present itself from the epidemiological sta...

Tuberculosis (TB) remaining as one of the deadliest communicable diseases. Congenital infection by vertical transmission is rare but high neonatal mortality (up to 60%) and morbidity warrant early and accurate diagnosis of newborns suffering from TB. Intrauterine infection of tuberculosis is most commonly caused by haematogenous spread from the mother causing placental seedling. The organisms r...

Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of gastrointestinal(GI) tract. It’s clinical presentation varies with age and overlaps multiple GI pathologies. We are presenting a case 18-year old boy overt lower bleeding, suspected to be intestinal tuberculosis based on imaging Mantoux test. Initially responded anti-tubercular treatment. However, his symptoms bleed recurred, repeat...