Tuberculosis series

Invited Review Series: Tuberculosis

The possibility of tuberculous pleuritis should be considered in every patient with an undiagnosed pleural effusion, for if this diagnosis is not made the patient will recover only to have a high likelihood of subsequently developing pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis Between 3% and 25% of patients with tuberculosis will have tuberculous pleuritis. The incidence of pleural tuberculosis is...

Catechism Series. Tuberculosis

Perinatal tuberculosis a case series.

Perinatal tuberculosis is insufficiently understood and has been rarely reported even in areas endemic for the disease, and unless a high index of suspicion is maintained the diagnosis can be missed. Differentiation of congenital from early postnatally acquired tuberculosis is only of epidemiological importance. We hereby report one case of congenital tuberculosis and three cases of perinatal t...

Tuberculosis and Venous Thromboembolism: a case series

INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis remains an infectious disease with a high prevalence worldwide and represents a major public health issue. Although venous thromboembolism is a rare complication of this disease, it may be a potentially life-threatening event. CASE SERIES PRESENTATION We report two cases of severe pulmonary tuberculosis associated with venous thromboembolism. A 38 year-old caucasian ...

Tuberculosis State of the Art series.

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