Objective: One important, though poorly described, manifestation of Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is that splenic (TB). We aimed to identify the epidemiological, clinical and radiological characteristics TB in Southern Tunisia analyse its therapeutic evolutionary modalities. Materials methods: TB-patients (pulmonary and/or extra-pulmonary) with abnormal parenchymal lesion on radiologial e...

A 39-year-old female patient was presented with acute abdominal pain. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed extensive granulomas throughout the abdomen. Disseminated TB was suspected, but the biopsies were negative. Due to a high degree of suspicion, a urine antigen test was performed and was strongly positive for histoplasmosis.

The study aimed to investigate the clinical features and prognoses of patients with tuberculosis (TB) who had secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).Patients first presenting with fever of unknown origin, who were ultimately diagnosed with TB-associated secondary HLH, were assessed retrospectively. We summarized and analyzed clinical manifestations, laboratory examinations, diagnose...

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Post-transplant tuberculosis (TB) is a problem in successful long-term outcome of renal transplantation recipients. Our objective was to describe the pattern and risk factors of TB infection and the prognosis in our transplant recipients. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was a retrospective review of the records of 491 renal transplant recipients in our hospital during th...

INTRODUCTION The sequelae of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are poorly understood and inconsistently reported. We will aim to assess the existing evidence for the clinical, psychological, social and economic sequelae of MDR-TB and to assess the health-related quality of life in patients with MDR-TB. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of publi...

Between 1980 and 1995, the total number of active cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Canada declined steadily, from 2762 to 1930; the corresponding rates per 100 000 population were 11.2 and 6.5. During the same period, the number of cases of primary TB among children younger than 15 years remained disturbingly similar: 145 cases in 1980 and 156 in 1995. The rates were higher for those under 4 years...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Tuberculosis (TB) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have reached epidemic proportions in our country. This study was undertaken to know the seroprevalence of HIV infection among TB patients and to evaluate the various clinical features of TB in seropositive and seronegative patients. This study was undertaken in Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Scie...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is a global emergency predominantly affecting developing countries. HIV has been the single most important reason for acquisition of tuberculosis for many patients. Conversely, tuberculosis can result in rapid progression of HIV disease. Ethiopia is a country affected seriously by HIV and tuberculosis. The main aim of this study is assessment of the types of tuberculosis...

kanamycin, or amikacin) (4); no remarkable change in duration of treatment resulted when those 4 cases were removed from analysis. The surveillance system captures only the initial treatment regimen; thus, we could not assess changes to treatment regimens in response to drug susceptibility test results or treatment nonadherence. We observed no difference in history of prior TB; HIV infection; o...

A range of different care providers with varying levels of expertise and experience, including primary care staff, general clinicians, and paediatricians, may be involved in managing children with tuberculosis (TB). Clarifying the roles and responsibilities of health care staff for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB in children is important. Roles and responsibilities depend on the r...