background and objectives: tuberculosis (tb) is the major public health problem in the world. each year there are 2-3 million deaths worldwide caused by tb. the increasing incidence of multi drug resistance tuberculosis (mdr-tb) worldwide highlights the urgent need to search for new anti-tuberculosis compounds. it has been reported that medicinal plant, dracocephalum kotschyi, possesses some an...

Tuberculosis is an airborne infection that impairs lung function, and people with low immunity other medical conditions are the most vulnerable. The disease progresses slowly, symptoms appearing only in advanced stages, followed by a lengthy therapeutic regimen and, finally, long list of side effects. Some patients may not complete course or fall behind over time. This could lead to multi-drug ...

Introduction: India has the highest burden of tuberculosis in world, accounting for 20% of global incidence of TB (Tuberculosis). TB treatment is available both in private and public sector in India. Aim & objectives: The current study was carried out to study and compare the prescribing practices of antituberculosis medications by private practitioners and healthcare providers in public sector...

amikacin has been shown to irreversibly suppresscochlear activity.the aim of this study is to assess the incidence of amikacinototoxicity in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients and riskfactors associated withthis ototoxicity.in this cross-sectional study, 41 patientswith multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (mdr-tb) were included.all patients received fixed dose of intravenous amikacin(500 mg...

Anti-TB drugs for children: Aetiotropic therapy is used the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in children, as well adult patients. Anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB drugs) are divided into 3 lines, taking account drug sensitivity Mycobacterium (MBT). First-line anti-TBdrugs (basic) to treat TB caused by drug-susceptible MBT. Second- and third-line (reserve) recommended MBT-induced multidrug-resistant (MD...

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a communicable disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs. Primary tuberculosis of the nose in the pediatric age group is rare. The diagnosis of this common entity in the present case was challenging.   Case Report: We report the case of a 3-year old girl who presented with a painless swelling over the dorsum of the nose for 7 mon...

in pott’s disease (tuberculous spondylitis), involvement of two separate levels of spine is rare. attention to stability of spine prevents delayed progressive kyphosis. a 12-year-old girl presented with neck pain, tenderness and swelling imaging showed cl—c2 and t9-t10 and destruction. mild spastic paraparesis was noticed. preoperative diagnosis was metastasis. t9, t10 and t11 laminectomy and c...

Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is known to be associated with antibiotic treatment, but is not commonly related to antitubercular (anti-TB) agent, rifampin. PMC is frequently localized to rectum and sigmoid colon, which can be diagnosed with sigmoidoscopy. We report a case of rifampin-induced PMC with rectosigmoid sparing in a pulmonary tuberculosis patient. An 81-year-old man using anti-TB age...