Tuberculosis of nose, nasopharynx and paranasal sinus is extremely rare even in countries with a high incidence of pulmonary disease. We present two cases of primary nasal tuberculosis managed in last three years in our department with 2500 to 3000 patient visits per month. One case simulated basal cell carcinoma while other case was an ATT defaulter. Both the cases were managed on RNTCP guidel...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of India’s most pressing and challenging problems. Globally, India the highest TB burden country, infecting people all age groups, mainly affecting younger population. The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is highly infectious spreads through droplet infection. Millions die due to annually, alone accounts for a significant portion these fatalities. major barrier...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Concomitant feeding and anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug administration are likely to reduce nausea and enhance compliance to treatment. However, food could lower plasma drug concentrations. This study was undertaken to examine the effect of food on two-hour plasma concentrations of rifampicin (RMP), isoniazid (INH) and pyrazinamide (PZA), and pharmacokinetics of these drugs ...

BACKGROUND Patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) incur huge expenditures for diagnosis and treatment; these costs can be reduced through a well-designed and implemented social health insurance mechanism. The State of Chhattisgarh in India successfully established a partnership between the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) and the Health Insurance Programme, to form...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is long standing disease and SARS-COV-2 being global pandemic in current era. Interactions between TB needs analysis, as both has major infection-related morbidity mortality worldwide. This study was conducted to evaluate impact of super imposing viral over chronic diseases like tuberculosis.
 Methodology: A Retrospective done 75 patients registered under RNTC...