FRI-04 GENITOURINARY TUBERCULOSIS: FROM MUMMIES TO MODERN DAY

From Mummies to Modern Man

From Ötzi, the Tyrolean Iceman, to the royal mummies of pharaohs Akhenaten and Tutankhamun, genetic and genomic analyses of ancient deoxyribonucleic acid have shed light on the social and environmental influences on life and longevity, population dynamics, migratory patterns, dietary habits, putative and actual causes of death, and the susceptibility to congenital and acquired diseases during l...

Diagnosis of Genitourinary Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is a major health problem that causes significant morbidity and mortality in the world [1]. The first evidence of TB in men and animals is provided by bone findingsmainly fragments of the vertebra showing the gibbus deformity of Pott disease [2]. The oldest examples of spinal TB was about date of 8000 BC. Because of the symptom variet...

Tuberculosis of the genitourinary system.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a deadly infectious disease. Pulmonary TB cases have decreased; yet, extrapulmonary cases such as genitourinary TB have not (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005). Health care awareness of the clinical features of genitourinary TB is necessary to effectively treat patients with this disease.

Role of surgical intervention in genitourinary tuberculosis in the era of modern anti-tubercular chemotherapy

Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB) is an important public health problem in India. Surgery still has a role in management of GUTB. Both reconstructive surgery and extirpative surgery are required to manage the sequel of the disease. We present our experience of role of surgery in managing such cases.We retrospectively reviewed 21 cases of GUTB in our institution from January 2009 to December 201...

Tuberculosis in Europe To-Day