To analyze extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Somalis living in Minnesota, we reviewed surveillance and public health case management data on tuberculosis cases in ethnic Somalis in Minnesota from 1993 through 2003. The presence of these recent immigrants substantially affects the local epidemiology and clinical manifestation of tuberculosis.

Two commercial assays that detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) in clinical specimens by rRNA target amplification (AMTDII) and ligase chain reaction (LCx) were evaluated. The tests were applied to 457 respiratory (n = 273) and extrapulmonary (n = 184) specimens collected from 357 patients. The results were compared with those of acid-fast staining and culture. The combination of cul...

We read the article published in the past issue of MFP entitled ‘Primary tuberculosis of the hard palate’ with great interest.1 Indeed, it is a common pathology occurring at a rare site. In the reported case, the sign of having palatal mass was not provisionally suspected as tuberculosis (TB), leading to investigation along the line of a malignant lesion, which included MRI. We have encountered...

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in India. The rising incidence of multi drug resistant tuberculosis and unusual presentations of the disease is posing a great challenge for clinicians. We report an interesting case of 27 year old male who initially presented with submandibular abscess, subsequently developed velopharyngeal insufficiency during hospital stay and finally diagnosed a...

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in India. The rising incidence of multi drug resistant tuberculosis and unusual presentations of the disease is posing a great challenge for clinicians. We report an interesting case of 27 year old male who initially presented with submandibular abscess, subsequently developed velopharyngeal insufficiency during hospital stay and finally diagnosed a...

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is a protean and often difficult to recognise infection. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is a rare condition that mainly occurs in immunodeficient people. We report a case of duodenal tuberculosis, which presented with gastrointestinal symptoms, anaemia and hyponatraemia, in a patient with previously undiagnosed HIV infection.

Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV act synergistically to enhance and accelerate the development of tuberculosis and progression of HIV infection to AIDS. Hematogenous dissemination of M. tuberculosis leading to extrapulmonary TB, disseminated TB and miliary TB is greatly increased in HIV+ TB patients. We have compared the transcriptome of M. tuberculosis replicating in whole blood f...

Objective: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem that remains important worldwide. This study aimed to examine the demographic characteristics and clinical features of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) also identify comorbidities EPTB. Our secondary aim was compare tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) other forms Patients Methods: single-center, retrospective, obser...

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), known for its high morbidity and mortality rate. When it infects organs outside the lungs, condition called extrapulmonary TB.
 Case report: A 52-year-old man who came to dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital with worsening abdominal pain since month ago. During physical examination, tenderness in right...

OBJECTIVE The diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is still a challenge because of its pauci-bacillary nature. The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of a multiplex PCR assay in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and to compare the efficiency of two targets, IS6110 and MPB64 to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis. METHODS 150 extrapulmonary samples (61 pus/aspirate, 46 tiss...