splenic tuberculosis is a rare entity, particularly among immunocompetent hosts. hererin, we present a 23 year-old man who was reffered with fever of unknown origin and eventually diagnosed to have splenic tuberculosis with an involvement of a single axillary lymph node as the sole site disease in the other organs.despite two months of treatment with antituberculous agents due to necrotising gr...

Background and Objectives: The incidence of rifampin-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has attracted more attention than the tuberculosis infection due to laborious treatment and control. Recognizing the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes involving in drug resistance via multiplex PCR, a simple and rapid genotyping method, is an emergency for better tre...

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is a very rare cause of biliary stricture that difficult to diagnose and usually requires surgical intervention in order rule out underlying malignant etiology. A 28-years old woman with obstructive jaundice, who was originally thought have cholangio-carcinoma. Diagnosis tuberculosis made on PCR testing bile. Patient started antitubercular treatment, she responded wel...

tuberculosis is a chronic, specifi c granulomatous disease and a major cause of death in developing countries. we report a case of tuberculosis presenting fi rst as periodontal loss of tooth support leading to loose teeth and gingival enlargement affecting a 17-year-old female patient without any pulmonary lesion. diagnosis was based on histopathological examination and positive adenosine deami...

tuberculosis is a continuous threat for health in all parts of the world. an estimated one-third of the world, s population is infected with the mycobacterium tuberculosis and 7 to 8 million people develop tb disease each year. the purpose of this study was to investigate the rate of tuberculosis in the townships of yazd province, iran. during the study period (1997-1999), 3885 suspected tuberc...

The emergence of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a major challenge in tuberculosis treatment and control. In addition, multidrug resistance (MDR) and, more broadly, extensive drug resistance (XDR) have hampered treatment with common antibiotics. Thus, an herbal medicine containing antimicrobial capability can be a good alternative to antituberculosis drugs. In this study, we re...

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. will cause pain and death if not treated properly. OAT (Antituberculosis Drugs) a treatment for tuberculosis patients. has different dosage regimens types of drugs. Treatment TB patients consists two phases (intensive continuation phases). The phase was at to kill dormant bacteria prevent recurrence in purpose this stud...

Anti-TB drugs for children: Aetiotropic therapy is used the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in children, as well adult patients. Anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB drugs) are divided into 3 lines, taking account drug sensitivity Mycobacterium (MBT). First-line anti-TBdrugs (basic) to treat TB caused by drug-susceptible MBT. Second- and third-line (reserve) recommended MBT-induced multidrug-resistant (MD...

Tuberculosis Arthritis of the knee joint is rare. A 25-year old female patient presented with pain andswelling her left knee. The symptoms first appeared two months earlier; she was given glucocorticoidafter diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis. did not improve treatment. wasdiagnosed tuberculosis arthritis according to biopsy and PCR TB result. Biopsy excision kneefound granulomatous appearance, whi...

extrapulmonary tuberculosis is a complication of pulmonary tuberculosis that is disseminated through hematogenous or lymphatic system and may involve any organs. we present a case of primary tuberculosis of the penis that is a very rare presentation of tuberculosis. patient the patient was a 43-year-old man who had kidney transplantation. he admitted with painful ulceration on the glans of peni...