Items tagged “tb”
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Case
Caries sicca
Published
13 Sep 2016
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Tuberculous osteomyelitis
Tuberculous osteomyelitis is one of the rarer musculoskeletal manifestations of tuberculosis.
Epidemiology
Tuberculous osteomyelitis accounts for ~20% of musculoskeletal tuberculosis 5.
Clinical presentation
Patients may present with a painful "cold abscess" with a localized mass/swelling +/...
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Tuberculous pleuritis
Tuberculous pleuritis is a form of pleural tuberculosis and refers to inflammation of the pleura due to infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is considered the second most common form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis 1. It may progress into a tuberculous empyema.
Epidemiology
It may be co...
Case
Post-primary pulmonary tuberculosis
Published
21 Aug 2020
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Rich focus
Rich focus is the caseating subpial or subependymal foci of tuberculous infection in the cortex of the brain 2. It becomes important when a tuberculous focus discharges its contents into the subarachnoid space or into the ventricular system resulting in tuberculous meningitis. It is most frequen...
Case
Post-primary pulmonary tuberculosis
Published
28 Dec 2023
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