Pulmonary resection has evolved as the treatment of choice in certain clinicopathologic entities of pulmonary tuberculosis. However, the precise roles of resective and non-resective therapy will ultimately be determined through analysis of the results obtained by these forms of treatment. Therefore, it seems important to report current experiences in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. The...

The study was done to evaluate the ADA activity in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and its relationship with clinical, radiological and laboratory parameters. The study was carried out on 142 patients suspected from various pulmonary disorders from July 2008 to January 2009. Forty five normal healthy individuals were included as control subjects for ADA evaluation. Four groups of patien...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is a major public health problem throughout the world. Nearly one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and hence at risk of developing active disease. Tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia, and the country belongs to one of the most affected high burden countries. OBJECTIVE To determine the pre...

The recognition of mycotic infections of the lungs is particularly desirable on a Tuberculosis Service so that patients with mycotic infections alone may avoid unnecessary exposure to tuberculosis. When pulmonary mycosis and pulmonary tuberculosis are present at the same time and are recognized, appropriate therapy for the mycotic infection may be added to the anti-tuberculosis treatment. Pulmo...

Miliary mottling on chest radiography is seen in miliary tuberculosis, certain fungal infections, sarcoidosis, coal miner’s pneumoconiosis, silicosis, hemosiderosis, fibrosing alveolitis, acute extrinsic allergic alveolitis, pulmonary eosinophilic syndrome, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and rarely in hematogenous metastases from the primary cancers of the thyroid, kidney, trophoblasts, and so...

Background: Although infectious diseases are the most common sources for the fever of unknown origin (FUO), but the spectrum of infectious diseases is changing overtime. The purpose of the study was to define the clinical spectrum and changing the pattern of FUO.Methods: This existing data based study was undertaken from 2007 to 2011. One hundred-six patients fulfilling the modified criteria fo...

Background:The achievement of countermeasures for tuberculosis treatment in Mentawai Islands District is still very low. This can be seen from the cure rate new smear positive cases 2016, which has not reached target 84.44%. While data shows that 10 existing Puskesmas District, highest incidence pulmonary Tuberculosis Sikakap Health Center 51 people. study aims to determine relationship between...

Tuberculosis of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx due to extrapulmonary involvement tuberculosis is very rare. Because their rare characteristics, lesions represented by ulcers tumors found in are often mistaken for other diseases, resulting delays diagnosis treatment. The authors report a case laryngopharyngeal accompanying pulmonary who presented with odynophagia tongue mass.

Introduction: Primary tuberculosis (TB) of the oropharynx and nasopharynx is an extremely rare form of extra-pulmonary TB in children. Primary tuberculosis occurs more likely secondary to pulmonary TB and is more common in immunocompromised patients.   Case Report: We reported the case of a young male presented with the symptoms of non-specific chronic adenotonsillitis, ...

BACKGROUND Progress in tuberculosis control in China has been the slowest in western areas, which have the highest prevalence. We assessed the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in the Xinjiang province, China, 10 years after introduction of a control programme based on directly observed treatment, short course. METHODS In this population-based, cross-sectional survey, we used a multistage ...