The naphthoquinone 7-methyljuglone (5-hydroxy-7-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) has previously been isolated and identified as an active component of root extracts of Euclea natalensis which displays antitubercular activity. Herein, a series of synthetic and plant-derived naphthoquinone derivates of the 7-methyljuglone scaffold have been prepared and evaluated for antibacterial activity against Myco...

Aryl and heteroaryl derivatives with an alkylaminoethyl chain on the hydroxyl group of the benzene ring are prepared and evaluated against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and showed the activity in the range of 3.12-25 μg/mL. The compounds containing alkylaminoethyl chains on aryl-chromeneyl carbinol do not show good activity. Similarly compounds with bis and tris-alkylaminoethyl chains on ary...

A series of 2-((arylamino)methyl)-5-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione derivatives have been synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, NMR, mass spectral and elemental analysis. Compounds (MM4a-m) have been evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activity against selected gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and in vitro antifungal activity against fungal pathogens by us...

Tuberculosis is considered as ubiquitous disease as it involves any organ, but primary involvement of abdominal muscles is very rare. In most cases, the muscle involvement is secondary and is caused by either hematogenous route or direct inoculation from a tuberculous abdominal lymph node or extension from underlying tubercular synovitis and osteomyelitis. Autopsy studies have shown abdominal w...

BACKGROUND Pseudallescheria boydii pneumonia is rarely reported among immunocompetent patients. CASE REPORT We report a case of a 62 year old white female with pseudallescheria boydii pneumonia. The patient was non-immunocompromised, had a history of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection prior to presentation. After successful response to initial antitubercular therapy, the patient deve...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy in the TB-endemic zone, like India but it can also mimic other diseases. Four cases of cervical lymphadenopathy presented to us as initial treatment failure after completion of six months of antitubercular drugs (ATD), including rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. All were diagnosed as having tuberculosis ei...

OBJECTIVE Observation of post treatment kyphotic angle in patient of cervical spine tuberculosis managed non operatively. BACKGROUND The incidence of tuberculosis of cervical spine is about 6-9%. The most dreaded complications of spinal tuberculosis are neural involvement and spinal deformity. Due to destruction of the vertebra tuberculosis of spine usually leads to variable amount of kyphoti...

Tuberculosis remains one of the major grievous diseases worldwide. The emergence of resistance to antituberculosis drugs emphasize the necessity to discover new therapeutic agents for preferential tuberculosis therapy. In this study, various novel 1-(1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl) piperidin-4-imine derivatives were developed and checked for favorable pharmacokinetic parameters based on drug-likene...

INTRODUCTION Tuberculous otitis media (TOM) is an uncommon, insidious, and frequently misdiagnosed form of tuberculosis (TB). In particular, TOM is usually secondary to direct transmission from adjacent organs, while the primary form has been rarely reported. The main aim of treatment is to start the patient on an antitubercular regime and early surgical intervention to decompress the facial ne...

Calvarial tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Primary calvarial tuberculosis, with no evidence tuberculosis elsewhere in the body is a rarer entity. We discuss the clinical presentation and management of two such patients subjected to investigations for any evidence of tuberculosis elsewhere in the body. Radiological images including CT scan and MRI of the brai...