Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a prevalent parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by Taenia solium larvae. It commonly found in developing countries with high incidence both NCC and CNS tuberculosis. In cases where patients have history pulmonary tuberculosis, lesions arising from can be misdiagnosed as tuberculomas. Furthermore, when papilledema (a sign raised intracranial...

tuberculosis pericarditis as a potentially fatal complication of tuberculosis requires effective diagnosis and treatment. we evaluated the efficacy of interferon-gamma (ifn-gamma) and adenosine deaminase (ada) for diagnosing tuberculosis pericarditis in a cohort of iranian patients presenting with pericarditis. we enrolled 38 patients with presentation of pericarditis. all patients underwent di...

BACKGROUND Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) disease is a generally well-known problem among immunocompromised adults and children. In pediatric oncology, only few cases of M. tuberculosis disease are reported so far. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of concomitant lymphnode tuberculosis in a 4-year-old German boy with relapsed ganglioneuroblastoma. 18 months after the initial di...

BACKGROUND Delays in the diagnosis of tuberculosis reflect a lack of access to care, and contribute to ongoing tuberculosis transmission in the community. The objective of this study was to evaluate the delay in tuberculosis testing and the associated risk factors in Shanghai, Shandong and Sichuan provinces in China. METHODS A prospective cohort study of 765 culture-positive pulmonary tubercu...

Tuberculosis remains as an important socioeconomical and medical problem throughout the world and especially in Iran. Early and timely diagnosis of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis is vital to initiate prompt treatment. Current diagnostic methods are either slow or lack enough sensitivity or specificity. Several mycobacterial antigens are involved in the complex interaction with t...

background: tuberculosis of the larynx is a rare form of tuberculosis. patients usually present with hoarseness or dysphagia and other nonspecific constitutional symptoms like fever or localized pain. in this study, we present a case of primary vocal cord lesion with tuberculosis. case presentation: a 72 year old man presented with hoarseness of voice, low grade fever, and night sweating with i...

Genital TB may present as on abdominopelvic mass mimicking ovarian malignancy because clinical and laboratory findings are similar. Family history is very important and should be considered for differential diagnosis. Three cases of genital TB with presentation of abdominopelvic masses and with no signs and symptoms of TB were presented. Two of them had positive family history of pulmonary TB. ...

omental and mesenteric cysts are both rare pathologies in children. children who have omental cysts usually display symptoms of abdominal distension, with or without a palpable mass. the mass can simulate ascites on clinical observation, or tuberculosis on radiological images. the optimal treatment for this condition is complete resection. the presenting symptoms of abdominal distension and the...

Tuberculosis of the gallbladder is an extremely rare entity with only few case reports in the literature. Gallbladder tuberculosis is often found in association with gallstones or cystic duct obstruction and it may be a part of miliary tuberculosis, abdominal tuberculosis, primary isolated gallbladder tuberculosis and as acalculous cholecystitis in immunocmpromised patients. Preoperative diagno...