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Paradoxical reaction to antitubercular therapy in miliary tuberculosis [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2012 An 18-year-old boy presented with fever, weight loss and loss of appetite for 6 months duration. Investigation revealed raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate, negative sputum smear examination for acid-fast bacilli, x-ray and high-resolution CT chest showed bilateral, diffuse infiltration of lung parenchyma with miliary shadows. The patient was treated
Ankush, Gupta +3 more
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Genital tuberculosis is common among females with tubal factor infertility: Observational study
Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2015 Background: Genital tuberculosis is mostly asymptomatic and infertility is a common presentation. The study objective was to identify the rate of genital tuberculosis among women with tubal factor infertility in non endemic area and to assess the outcome
Abdulhakim Ali Al eryani +2 more
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Buruli ulcer: Rare presentation of a chronic nonhealing ulcer in India
Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2019 Buruli ulcer is a rare disabling skin infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. It is essential to consider Buruli ulcer as one of the possible differential diagnoses for a chronic nonhealing ulcer and treat the wounds with antitubercular therapy for ...
Ajith John George +3 more
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Isoniazid-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with ocular tuberculosis
Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2019 Antitubercular therapy (ATT)-induced thrombocytopenia is a rare and serious adverse drug reaction which may be fatal if not identified timely. Although rifampicin is the common culprit ATT causing thrombocytopenia, other ATTs such as isoniazid have also ...
Preeti Gupta +5 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Cortical venous thrombosis is a rare but severe complication of TBM that requires a high index of suspicion for early diagnosis. The treatment of CVT in TBM is based on anticoagulant therapy, which is known to improve the outcomes of
Kahan Mehta +4 more
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A rare case series of HIV-negative patients with early relapsing cervical tuberculosis lymphadenitis
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2022 Most patients with early recurrent tuberculous lymphadenitis (RTL) can be overlooked due to the paucibacillary character of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) causing difficulty in the differential diagnosis.
Hulya Abali, Mediha Gönenc Ortakoylu
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An outcome study on conservative management of spinal tuberculosis
Journal of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2023 Introduction: Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is a serious form of extrapulmonary TB which if left untreated can be fatal due to vertebral body collapse causing cord compression, neurological deficit, and visceral complications.
Nischay Kaushik +5 more
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2023 Background Gastrointestinal strictures impact clinical presentation in abdominal tuberculosis and are associated with significant morbidity. Aim To conduct a systematic review of the prevalence of stricturing disease in abdominal and gastrointestinal ...
Anuraag Jena +8 more
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Sellar and Suprasellar Tuberculoma
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2017 Tuberculosis is responsible for 20% of the intracranial space-occupying lesions in India, and tuberculomas of the sellar and suprasellar region comprise only 1% of all intracranial tuberculomas.
Manpreet Singh Banga +3 more
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Pancreatic Tuberculosis Mimicking a Mass: A Case Report
Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2022 Tuberculosis, a preventable and curable disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the leading infectious cause of mortality worldwide. Organs commonly affected are lungs and extrapulmonary organs like lymph nodes, meninges, bones, genitourinary ...
Swaroopa Deme +4 more
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