Pulmonary tuberculosis is rampant in some countries. The disease an outcome of infection by Mycobacterium and more common immunocompromised individuals. Furthermore, mycetoma or a fungal ball can develop cavitary lesions tuberculosis. present case rare presentation pulmonary with concomitant Aspergillus diabetic Indian male. A clinical examination strong laboratory radiological workup helped es...

conclusions we found that purified locally isolated soluble crude antigens of the rh strain of t. gondii from the peritoneal cavity of mice may be one of the most promising antigens for detection of human toxoplasmosis in routine screening. results indigenous elisa was used to examine 100 serum samples containing anti-t. gondii igg, with a sensitivity of 98% (commercial kits: 100%). another 100...

UNLABELLED Malignant pleural effusion in patients with cancers or malignant pleural mesothelioma may often appear at the late stage of disease and significantly affect the patients' life quality and survival. However, there is still no very effective treatment to control malignant pleural effusion. Here we report that malignant pleural effusion in one patient was completely relieved for 15 mont...

Background: Tuberculosis infection of the Central Nervous System is major cause death and morbidity in developing countries. The clinical manifestations radiological findings tuberculoma are nonspecific. This article reports a rare case cerebellar with manifestation related to an intracranial mass without typical symptoms immunocompetent patient. Case Report: A 20-year-old female seizure, heada...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the major pathogen of tuberculosis (TB). With the growing problem of M. tuberculosis resistant to conventional antibiotics, especially multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), the need for new TB drugs is now more prominent than ever. Among the promising candidates for anti-TB drugs, anti-mycobacterial peptide...

The article is devoted to an experimental study determine the toxicological safety profile of anti-tuberculosis drug "Rifabutin" when administered once linear and nonlinear animals (mice, rats, rabbits)

disseminated tuberculosis (tb) is commonly seen in hiv-infected patients and is major cause of death in these patients. in hiv-infected patients disseminated tuberculosis is frequently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. in this article we report a case of disseminated tb in a hiv-infected patient with a relatively long history of fever and other complaints without definite diagnosis. diagnosis of dis...

A case of Mycobacterium avium arthritis in a 39-year-old female patient with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) was reported. An extra-articular abscess had formed outside the knee joint and extended down the calf. A culture was taken of the abscess and synovial fluid disclosed Mycobacterium avium. This was resistant to most anti-tuberculosis agents. A combination of anti-tuberculosis drugs...

Recovery of adrenocortical function following treatment of tuberculous Addison's disease Sir, Penrice and Nussey report two cases of Addison's disease in which adrenocortical function recovered following treatment of tuberculosis.' Adrenal glands may be enlarged or atrophic in patients with Addison's disease due to t iberculosis. Large glands in tuberculosis mean a recent and probably active in...