An Asian man initially presented with a urethral discharge caused by lower urinary tract infection, which was followed by acute epididymo-orchitis. This responded well to antibiotics but was followed by a less acute form of epididymo-orchitis, which did not respond to antibiotics and which tissue biopsy showed to be tuberculous. The inflammatory injury of acute epididymo-orchitis may have activ...

Tuberculosis is a very serious disease and incidence is once again on the rise. Lymph node tuberculosis is one of the most common extrapulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis. In differential diagnosis of chronic, painless cervical lymphadenopathy, cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis should be kept in mind. A high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis, which is...

cases were reported in 2015, which accounted for 9.6% of the 32,181 new TB cases and 46.6% of the 6,631 extrapulmonary TB cases (Table 1). Tuberculous pleurisy is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and is the main cause of pleural effusion in Korea. In Korea, 3,089 new tuberculous pleurisy Progression of Tuberculous Pleurisy: From a Lymphocyte-Predominant Free-Flowing Effu...

1. Tuberculo-protein in solution induces the formation of monocytes in the normal animal and tubercles of epithelioid cells in that which is tuberculous. 2. Freshly precipitated tuberculo-proteins from the culture media and from the bacilli induce a moderate formation of epithelioid cells in normal animals, and more in the tuberculous. 3. Insoluble forms of tuberculo-protein induce complex tube...

Background: The tumor marker CA 125 is commonly used in the screening and diagnosis of ovarian malignancy. However, recent studies have proven a limited role for CA 125 as a diagnostic marker for ovarian cancer. Moreover, it is often elevated in non-cancerous and inflammatory conditions as well. Aims: To evaluate the utility of CA 125 in the workup of intestinal tuberculosis/ tuberculous perito...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy by analysis of pleural fluid using standard diagnostic tools is difficult. Recently, T-cell interferon-γ release assays (IGRA) have been introduced for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to establish the overall diagnostic accuracy of IGRA on both pleural fluid and peripheral blood, for d...

PURPOSE Tuberculous pleurisy is the most frequent extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. In spite of adequate treatment, pleural fibrosis is a common complication, but the mechanism has not been elucidated. This study is to determine whether epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) of mesothelial cells occurs in tuberculous pleurisy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Normal pleural mesothelial c...

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Background: There are no available reference values on treatment of tuberculous pericarditis in the literature and seems it remains controversial. Methods: Twenty nine patients (age ranges 9 75 years) with tuberculous pericarditis were studied retrospectively in this study. Medical recording of all patients undergoing operation for pericardial tuberculosis at the Cardiothoracic ward of Tabriz U...

The World Health Organization currently estimates that nearly two billion people, or one-third of the world's population, are infected by tuberculosis, and that roughly 10% of the infected people are symptomatic. Tuberculosis affects the lungs in 80% of patients, while in the remaining 20% the disease may affect other organs, including the eye. Uveitis can be seen concurrently with tuberculosis...