PURE-LAMP Procedure for the Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Series.

Isolated Sternal Tuberculosis Presenting as a Chest Wall Abscess: A Case Report

In India, pulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 85% of cases and extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 15% of cases with bone and joint involvement is seen in 1 to 3% of cases. Primary tuberculous osteomyelitis of the sternum is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A 51-year-old male presented with 10 years history of swelling over the anterior chest wall and pain for past 6 months. Fin...

Primary Tuberculosis of the Vallecula and Pyriform Sinus:a case report and review of literature

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a relatively prevalent infectious disease caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis. It primarily involves the lungs, but it can also affect other organs causing a variety of symptoms.  Case Report: In this report, a rare case with primary involvement of pyriform sinus and vallecula due to tuberculosis in a 74-year-old woman who complained of ody...

Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Masquerading Neoplasm: A Series of Seven Cases Diagnosed by FNAC

Abdominal tuberculosis and thrombosis of inferior vena cava: a case report

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease. At the present, about 9 million people are suffering from the disease, and about 3 million people die due to TB and its complications. Abdominal or Gastrointestinal tract TB is the sixth most frequent site of extrapulmonary involvement. Diagnosis of abdominal TB is very difficult since it appears with multiple symptoms. In this study, we de...

Tuberculosis: Common disease with uncommon presentation: A case series

Tuberculosis is an important cause of morbidity in the Indian society particularly among the low socioeconomic population and among the immunocompromised. Unlike pulmonary tuberculosis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis is less common and difficult to diagnose. We report a case series of primary extrapulmonary tuberculosis affecting rare sites of the body where tuberculosis is usually not demonstrate...