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[Extrapulmonary tuberculosis].

Revista espanola de sanidad penitenciaria, 2016
Up to 25% of tuberculosis cases present extrapulmonary involvement. This is produced by haematogenous and lymphatic spread of the M. tuberculosis bacillus to other organs. The most common locations are the lymph nodes, pleura and the osteoarticular system.
M, Ramírez-Lapausa, A, Menéndez-Saldaña, A, Noguerado-Asensio   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Parietal Wall Abscess Perforating to Transverse Colon: A Rare Presentation [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis affects an isolated organ or presents secondary to pulmonary involvement. Lymph nodes are the common sites for extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Sudeepta Kumar Swain, Dinesh Zirpe, Somak Das, Tirupporur Govindaswamy Balachandar, Prasanna Kumar Reddy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Female Genital Tuberculosis, Ghana: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Female genital tuberculosis is an underdiagnosed cause of infertility and amenorrhea in tuberculosis‐endemic regions. Hysteroscopy combined with histopathology can confirm the diagnosis even when molecular testing is negative. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion and pursue multimodal diagnostic evaluation in women with ...
Anthony K. Dah, Dennis Brempong, Paschal K. Dah, Gladys Kaba, Emily Boakye‐Yiadom, Ernest Kwasi Adjei, Verner N. Orish   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatio-temporal distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains in Ghana [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: There is a perception that genomic differences in the species/lineages of the nine species making the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) may affect the efficacy of distinct control tools in certain geographical areas.
Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, K. A. Koram (3088575), Asante-Poku, A., S. Osei-Wusu (3088569), I. D. Otchere (3088587), Forson, A., Dorothy Yeboah-Manu (120059), Osei-Wusu, S., Gagneux, Sebastien, Danso, E., A. Forson (3088581), A. Asante-Poku (3088584), I D Otchere, E. Danso (3088578), A Asante-Poku, Asare, P., P Asare, Koram, K. A., S Osei-Wusu, E Danso, Sebastien Gagneux (149824), A Forson, K A Koram, Sebastien Gagneux, P. Asare (3088572), Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Otchere, I. D.   +26 more
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Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay in pulmonary and extrapulmonary samples

, 2021
Introduction: this study aimed to evaluate the performance of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in the identification of M. tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical samples by taking the results of the BACTEC MGIT 960TB culture system as a reference ...
Humeyra, Aye, Hasbek, Mursit, Kafa, Taskin, Celik, Cem   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Contezolid in the Treatment of Multidrug‐Resistant Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Multidrug‐resistant tuberculous meningitis (MDR‐TBM) has a high mortality rate, and treatment options are limited. Linezolid is recommended for refractory cases but often causes intolerable adverse reactions such as peripheral neuropathy. Contezolid, a novel oxazolidinone, has shown better safety profiles in preclinical and early clinical ...
Na Wang, Xingyu Li, Qiaoyi Yan, Haitao Su, Yufeng Liu, Yanhong Li, Chunrong Yang, Yingchun Gu, Taoli Yan, Qiuzhen Wang, Xia Liu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determine TB-LAM lateral flow urine antigen assay for HIV-associated tuberculosis: recommendations on the design and reporting of clinical studies. [PDF]

, 2013
Detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall antigen lipoarabinomannan (LAM) in urine permits diagnoses of tuberculosis (TB) to be made in HIV-infected patients with advanced immunodeficiency.
Kerkhoff, Andrew D, Dorman, Susan, Peter, Jonathan, Nicol, Mark, Catharina C Boehme, Peter, Jonathan G, Boehme, Catharina C, Kerkhoff, Andrew, Nicol, Mark P, Keertan Dheda, Peter, Jonathan G., Lawn, Stephen, Lawn, Stephen D., Kerkhoff, Andrew D., Lawn, Stephen D, Dheda, Keertan, Mark P Nicol, Andrew D Kerkhoff, Nicol, Mark P., Jonathan G Peter, Boehme, Catharina, Stephen D Lawn, Susan Dorman, Boehme, Catharina C.   +23 more
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Access to diagnosis using liquid biopsy (ADLiB): Identifying lymphoma in a tuberculosis‐endemic setting

HemaSphere, Volume 10, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract In HIV‐ and tuberculosis (TB)‐endemic regions, lymphoma diagnosis is often delayed because symptoms can overlap with TB, and access to biopsy and specialized pathology is limited. To address this, we developed and internally evaluated the Access to Diagnosis using Liquid Biopsy (ADLiB) platform—a plasma cell‐free DNA (cfDNA)‐based approach ...
Katherine Antel, Nina Xiong, Mwanasha Merrill, Taiyang Chen, Lauren McGrath, Clara Droessler, Maxine van der Schyff, Meng‐Xuan Wu, Dylan Cheddie, Charlotte Slome, Liam McBride, Jonathan Day, Zainab Mohamed, Nazia Fakie, Nomonde Mbatani, Charlotte Shultz, Graeme Meintjes, Svitlana Tyekucheva, Elizabeth F. Cohen, Michael Y. Tolstorukov, Estelle Verburgh, Mark A. Murakami   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis – a Rare Cause of Difficult Evolution in a Case Of Extensive Anoperianal Suppuration

, 2023
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is very rare, representing around 15% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases. Intestinal localization of extrapumonary TB occurs in 1% of the cases and is usually associated with HIV infection.
Stefania MARGHESCU, Alexandru MICU, Lucian Sorin ANDREI, Adriana Corina ANDREI   +3 more
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Cervical tubercular lymphadenitis accompanying with pulmonary tuberculosis – a case report

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the major public health problems worldwide. TB is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It typically affects the lungs (pulmonary tuberculosis), but may also occur in other sites (extrapulmonary ...
Marcelina Makuch, Marcin Makuch, Paulina Terlecka, Marek Michnar, Janusz Milanowski   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources