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Morbidity Trends and Risk of Tuberculosis: Mexico 2007–2017

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2019
Background. To know the current status of the epidemiological and geographic distribution of tuberculosis and its complication meningeal tuberculosis in Mexico, this work analyzes national surveillance data (ten years) issued by the General Directorate ...
Juan Manuel Bello-López, Gregorio León-García, Araceli Rojas-Bernabé, V. Fernández-Sánchez, Omar García-Hernández, Javier Mancilla Rámirez, Gabriela Ibáñez-Cervantes   +6 more
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Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with Headache

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017
Meningeal tuberculosis is rare in the developed world, with only 92 cases of meningeal TB reported in the United States in 2014 according to the CDC (CDC, 2015).
Jason Selinger, Thar El Baage
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Descriptive epidemiology of opportunistic infections among patients with advanced HIV disease in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Although people living with HIV (PLHIV) increasingly have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) worldwide, the recurrence of advanced HIV disease (AHD) remains a major concern, exposing them to an enhanced risk of opportunistic infections ...
Lucie Matsuela Bakana, Denis Mpika Mpika, Doudou Malekita Yobi, Pius Zakayi Kabututu, Patrick Tembeni Mwasomi, Pulcherie Ditondo, Marcel Mbula Mambimbi, Aimé Nkoso Mboyo, Tony Kalwangila Sequeira, Katrien Lagrou, Georges Lelo Mvumbi, Bive Bive Zono   +11 more
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Multifocal tuberculosis with cerebral, spinal, pulmonary and abdominal involvement in a 16-year-old girl: A radiological case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Multifocal tuberculosis involving the central nervous system and systemic organs is uncommon but well documented, particularly in endemic regions and in the setting of incomplete treatment.
Nadia Mouna, MD, Nawal Chyabri, MD, Siham Bhallil, MD, Mohamed Lemine Abdesselam, MD, Lamyae Maazouz, MD, Hamid Ziani, MD, Siham Nasri, MD, Imane Kamaoui, MD, Imane Skiker, MD   +8 more
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Multiple intestinal perforations as a primary manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis in a HIV-infected patient

Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2010
Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is the sixth commonest extra-pulmonary TB form after lymphatic, genitourinary, bone and joint, miliary and meningeal tuberculosis.
Amir Hossein Sarrami, Mohsen Sharifi, Majid Ahsan, Noushin Afsharmoghaddam   +3 more
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Clinical and radiological characteristics of parenchymal and meningeal spinal tuberculosis [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Spinal tuberculosis is a rare condition that can result in significant neurological impairments. It is typically classified into two main types based on the anatomical involvement: parenchymal and meningeal.
Qiu-Lan Shan, Le Zhang, Xu-Wen Fu, Min Qi, Jia-Lu Wei, Wei Gan, Xiang Li, Ling-Jun Shen   +7 more
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Atypical Cerebral Manifestations of Disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2017
BackgroundWe investigated the patterns of cerebral manifestations in patients with underlying pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis or disseminated tuberculosis.Materials and methodsFrom January 2010 to September 2016, brain magnetic resonance imaging
Ji Hye Hwang, Kyung Mi Lee, Ji Eun Park, Hyug-Gi Kim, Eui Jong Kim, Woo Suk Choi, Na Rae Yang   +6 more
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Intra-abdominal lymphatic tuberculosis as a rare case of small intestine volvulus

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019
Tuberculosis used to be uncommon in the developed countries but seems to be still on rampant in developing countries. However, there seems to be an increasing occurrence in the developed countries too mainly due to low living conditions, increased ...
Filitsa Konstantara, Sotiria Stamopoulou, Ioannis D Gkegkes, Ioannis Kotrogiannis, Eleftherios Fotiou, Christos Papazacharias, Ioannis A Paraskevopoulos, Dimitrios Filippou, Panagiotis Skandalakis   +8 more
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Recurrent Heerfordt-Waldenström Syndrome with thyroid and meningeal involvement in a Chinese woman

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2023
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology, manifesting with bilateral hilar adenopathy, pulmonary reticular opacities, skin, joint or eye lesions.
Joseph J. Zhao, Yung Sang Lau, Jacob Cheng, Kian Kheng Queck, Jane Yap   +4 more
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco: A systematic review of observational studies

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Background: Tuberculosis remains a major global health concern and a leading cause of mortality. In Morocco, various forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis are prevalent.
Mohamed Dellal, Sanaa Batoui, Ahmed Chetoui, Mohamed Kanouf, Touria Fatihi, Khalid Habbari   +5 more
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