OBJECTIVE To investigate peri-cardiocentesis and glucocorticoids in the treat-ment of the clinical curative effect of tubercu-lous pericarditis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Choose 128 cases of our hospital diagnosed as tuberculous peri-carditis patients as the research object, accord-ing to the treatment, were divided into group A (pericardium puncture + anti-tuberculosis (an-ti-TB) treatment of 26 ...

Definitive diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis requires identification of bacilli in pericardial fluid or tissue. Conventional diagnostic methods are time-consuming and have a low sensitivity making bacteriological confirmation of the disease very difficult. Hereby, we report the case of molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pericardial fluid, bone marrow and peripheral blood f...

Tuberculous cerebral vasculitis (TCV) is a catastrophic complication of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). We report herein the case of a 41-year-old woman with TBM who presented with a fever and headache for 2 weeks. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed pleocytosis with lymphocytic predominance. On admission day 4, an anti-tuberculosis regimen and oral prednisolone were initiated; on day 30, she d...

A 30-year-old Vietnamese woman, about 19 weeks pregnant, was admitted for acute cerebral infarction with stenosis of the left middle cerebral artery (LMCA), tuberculous meningitis, and miliary tuberculosis. Treatment with heparin, quadruple anti-tuberculosis therapy, and dexamethasone afforded prompt symptomatic improvement. However, she delivered a stillbirth, after which there was recurrence ...

BACKGROUND Tuberculous epididymitis is one of the causes of chronic epididymal lesions. It is difficult to diagnose in the absence of renal involvement. AIM To profile isolated tuberculous epididymitis and to assess our approach in the evaluation of this group of patients. SETTING AND DESIGN Retrospective study done at Christian Medical College, Vellore, South India. METHODS AND MATERIALS...

Tuberculous mastitis is an uncommon disease even in countries where tuberculosis is highly endemic. It typically presents a diagnostic challenge masquerading as carcinoma or other primary disease of the breast. We report the case of a young multiparous Nigerian woman who presented with a tender left breast lump and enlargement of the left axillary lymph nodes for which a provisional diagnosis o...

Tuberculous pericarditis is one of the commonest causes of cardiac failure in Transkei and the surrounding regions in southeast Africa. About 20% of patients with clinically diagnosed tuberculous pericardial effusion go on to develop pericardial fibrosis (i.e., construction), a complication which is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The pathological mechanisms underlying this...

PURPOSE To describe a case of bilateral presumed tuberculous choroiditis which resolved promptly with a short course of antituberculous therapy. CASE REPORT A 44-year-old lady presented with bilateral visual loss of 8 months'duration. Considering the presence of pan-uveitis, severe macular edema, multifocal leakage on fluorescein angiography, positive tuberculin skin test, and after excluding...