INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis is a major health problem worldwide, more so in Asian countries and especially India. Being a communicable disease, it can affect the lives of many people. Tuberculosis has varied manifestations and can affect almost every part of the human body. Pulmonary tuberculosis is the most common form. Poncet disease (tuberculous rheumatism) is a polyarticular arthritis that oc...

Tuberculosis, a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, may invade all organs but mainly affect the lungs. We report a case of disseminated tuberculosis with hepatic, pericardial and pleural involvement and a review of the relevant literature. A 64-year-old Portuguese male was admitted with epigastric and right upper quadrant pain associated with low grade fever, fatigu...

We were greatly impressed by the Joint Tuberculosis Committee guidelines on the management of opportunist mycobacterial infections. We do, however, wonder why the word “opportunist” has been used to describe the mycobacteria, other than the M tuberculosis complex, that cause human disease. All mycobacteria causing disease, even the M tuberculosis complex, are opportunists. Thus, the latter are ...

Tuberculous Meningoencephalitis (TBM) is an infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It mainly involves meninges and brain parenchyma, as well spinal cord meninges. The spectrum complications TBM includes hydrocephalus, tuberculoma formation stroke. Stroke secondary to can cause irreversible damage lead poor clinical outcomes. diagnosis challenging ...

Tuberculosis remains one of the major causes morbidity and mortality in developing countries like India despite intense health campaigning Government Programmes. Tuberculous lymphadenitis is most common extrapulmonary manifestation tuberculosis; incidence still on a higher margin, especially resource-poor areas, which often goes unnoticed to date as diagnostic challenge Pathologists. The novel ...