the co-existence of acquired immune  deficiency syndrome (aids) and tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality because of a widespread organ involvement. the gastrointestinal tract is a common site for localization of opportunistic  microorganisms  in aids. however, surgical abdominal  emergencies such as intestinal perforation resulted from tuberculosis are uncommon  in these pat...

In this study we have reported a 12-year old girl patient who visited out-patient clinic with the history of headache and convulsion. The patient was diagnosed as miliary tuberculosis and multiple brain tuberculomas. Miliary infiltration was observed in chest x-ray and high-resolution thorax computed tomography (CT), and multiple tuberculomas surrounded with wide edema was observed in Magnetic ...

BACKGROUND Miliary tuberculosis occurs as a result of hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacerium tuberculosis. This can occur due to progressive primary infection, reactivation of latent focus with subsequent spread, or rarely via iatrogenic origin. CASE PRESENTATION This is a case of 21 year-old woman presented with hydronephrosis and hematuria due to unrecognized renal tuberculosis. She und...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a common infection in developing countries of Asia and Africa. Though pulmonary TB is the most frequent presentation, extrapulmonary diseases involving lymph nodes, terminal ileum and peritoneum are not infrequent. Hepatic involvement has been described in 90% of miliary TB, 75% of extrahepatic TB and 25% of pulmonary TB.1 Presenting symptoms in these settings are mainly th...

Sir, Tuberculous liver abscess is rarely reported. In Hepatic tuberculosis, liver may be involved as part of miliary tuberculosis or as local tuberculosis without obvious extra hepatic disease.1 We recently came across tuberculous liver abscess in an immunocompetent patient with bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis. A 51 years old man presented with history of cough with expectoration, low grade fe...

Tuberculosis is a public health problem worldwide, including in the United States-particularly among immunocompromised patients and other high-risk groups. Tuberculosis manifests in active and latent forms. Active disease can occur as primary tuberculosis, developing shortly after infection, or postprimary tuberculosis, developing after a long period of latent infection. Primary tuberculosis oc...