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Safety of long-term isoniazid preventive therapy in children with HIV [PDF]

, 2014
Includes bibliographical references.Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infection is association with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in young children.
Le Roux, Stanzi Maria
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A Case Report: Isolated Liver Tuberculosis

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2010
Isolated liver tuberculosis is still considered a rare condition and atypical clinical presentation challenges the clinical acumen of the treating physician.
Zulfiqur Rhaman Khan, Md Mohsen Chowdhury, Mohammad Saif Uddin, Md Abu Taher   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Periodontal Medicine Rewired: Mechanisms Linking Periodontitis to Systemic Diseases

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This review reorganizes decades of research in periodontal medicine into a multi‐dimensional framework, illustrating how periodontitis influences systemic health through at least seven interconnected mechanisms. ABSTRACT Periodontitis is now recognized not merely as a localized oral condition but as a systemic disease linked to over 70 communicable and
Mario Romandini, George Hajishengallis, Mike Curtis, Giacomo Baima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case of Hypercalcemia Associated with Hepatic Tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2004
In this report, a 70-year-old female patient was detected with laboratory findings of hypercalcemia. The most common causes of hypercalcemia are primary hyperparathyroidism and malignant disease. Her laboratory tests did not show any evidence for neither
박소영, 차봉수, 박영년, 안상훈, 허규연, 임승길, 도미영, 이현철, 강은석   +8 more
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Altered Pharmacokinetics and Delayed Sputum Conversion in Tuberculosis Patients Co‐Infected With HIV

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background HIV co‐infection affects host responses and pharmacokinetics (PK) of tuberculosis (TB) treatment. This study assessed the PK of first‐line anti‐TB drugs and clinical outcomes in patients with and without HIV co‐infection. Methods In this prospective observational study, 61 adults with sputum‐positive pulmonary TB, either confirmed ...
Aung Pyae Phyo, Richard M. Hoglund, Makoto Saito, Sein Sein Thi, Lei Lei Swe, Palang Chotsiri, Htet Ko Ko Aung, Win Pa Pa Tun, Banyar Maung Maung, Chanapat Pateekham, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Gornpan Gornsawun, Nicholas J. White, Francois Nosten, Joel Tarning   +14 more
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Impact of co-infections and BCG immunisation on immune responses among household contacts of tuberculosis patients in a Ugandan cohort. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis incidence in resource poor countries remains high. We hypothesized that immune modulating co-infections such as helminths, malaria, and HIV increase susceptibility to latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), thereby contributing to ...
Katamba, Achilles, Moses Egesa, Levin, Jonathan, Jonathan Levin, Biraro, Irene A, Moses Joloba, Stephen Cose, Alison M Elliott, Irene A Biraro, Achilles Katamba, Egesa, Moses, Hazel M Dockrell, Cose, Stephen, Frederic Toulza, Joloba, Moses, Elliott, Alison M, Toulza, Frederic, Dockrell, Hazel M, Steven Smith, Smith, Steven   +19 more
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Case report on serohepatic tuberculosis (frosted liver): Clinical presentation, imaging, diagnosis, and management

Radiology Case Reports
Hepatic tuberculosis can manifest in various forms, including parenchymal, serohepatic, tuberculous cholangitis and mixed form. Isolated hepatic tuberculosis, specifically in the form of serohepatic tuberculosis, is very rare.
Prajwal Dahal, MD, Alina Awale, MD, Sabina Parajuli, MBBS   +2 more
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Primary tubercular liver abscess in an immunocompetent adult: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Isolated primary tubercular abscess is one of the rare forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A greater awareness of this rare clinical entity may help in commencing specific evidence-based therapy quickly and preventing undue morbidity and ...
Baveja CP, Gumma Vidyanidhi, Chaudhary Monica, Jha Himanshu   +3 more
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Age‐Related and Seasonal Variation in Malaria and Other Causes of Fever and Their Association With Clinical Outcomes in Southern Angola: A Hospital‐Based Study

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute febrile illnesses in sub‐Saharan Africa are often attributed to malaria, yet many patients test negative for malaria parasites. The aetiology of nonmalarial fevers remains understudied. Here, we examine likely causes of febrile illnesses and their association with poor clinical outcomes in Angola.
Helga E. M. Gonçalves, Maria Lina Antunes, Jorge Seixas, Marcelo U. Ferreira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Histiocytes: Multifaceted Regulators of Health and Disease

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The mononuclear phagocyte system encompasses macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs), and monocytes. Tissue‐resident macrophages and dendritic cells arise during embryogenesis and are replenished either through self‐renewal or by monocytes during inflammation.
Erika J. Gruber
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