Extrapulmonary, bone and intestinal tuberculosis. Case report by Dianelí Lorely Reyes Hernández, Francisco Rey Mérida López

“…Patient information: a case is presented with a clinical and imaging diagnosis suggestive of extrapulmonary tuberculosis with bone and intestinal involvement, without support from microbiological studies, in which resolution was achieved after treatment against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. …”
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Tuberculosis Mimicking-Musculoskeletal Tumor of The Hand: An Uncommon Case of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis by Andy Lesmana, Hapsari Retno Dewanti, Lenty BR Perangin Angin, Muhamad Irvan Muzakky, Stefi Geovani Valentin Hayon, Mentari Maratus Sholihah, Muhammad Ifham Hanif

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Diagnostic value of third-generation nanopore sequencing in extrapulmonary tuberculosis by Chang Song, Chang Song, Chunyan Zhao, Chunyan Zhao, Yanrong Lin, Yingxing Nong, Aichun Huang, Shaoyong Xi, Xiaoying Wei, Chunmei Zeng, Shixiong Yang, Qingdong Zhu

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Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Leading to Abdominal Wall Mass in Young Patient by Mohadeseh Karimi, Ali AtashAbParvar

“…In histopathology examination of the specimen resection, tuberculosis was confirmed. Conclusion. We report a rare case of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that was identified at the abdominal wall. …”
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Role of CBNAAT in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a prospective cross-sectional study by Rahul Gupta, Ashok Kumar Janmeja, Arjun Kumar, Balbir Singh, Pramod Kumar Shridhar

“…Abstract Background Tubercular lymphadenitis (TBLN) is the most common extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) followed by tubercular pleural effusion (TPE). …”
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Hematological parameters in pediatric pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Vietnam: a prospective observational study by Chau Duc Nguyen-Huu, Thi Hanh Chan Tran, Thi Hong Nhung La, Van-Tuy Nguyen

“…The ROC curve, sensitivity, and specificity were used to compare the diagnostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) in differentiating pulmonary from extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Results Of the 36 children with tuberculosis in the study group, 58.3% had pulmonary tuberculosis and 41.7% had extrapulmonary tuberculosis. …”
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A systemic review of the utility of antituberculosis therapy for presumed tuberculous uveitis by Jemma W. Taylor, Ginevra E. L. Wright, Lyndell L. Lim, Justin T. Denholm

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Isolated Tuberculosis of the Rib in a 12-year-old Adolescent Boy: A Case Report from Iraq by Wasnaa Hadi Abdullah, Rihab Faisal Alabedi

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Clinical Utility of Neutrophil CD64 to Detect Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Three Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Undergoing Treatment with Biologics by Shinichi Nogi, Yoshiyuki Arinuma, Akiko Komiya, Atsushi Hashimoto, Toshihiro Matsui, Shigeto Tohma

“…The present article reports three cases of extrapulmonary TB which occurred in patients with RA undergoing treatment with biologics. …”
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Abscess and aneurysm: A case of tuberculous abscess causing an aortic pseudo-aneurysm by Anjalie Gulati, BS, Steven Esses, MD

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Factors associated with the delay in diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis at the patient and health system level: A study from a rural setting in India by Shoaib Hassan, Reza Yaesoubi, Ole Bjørgaas Helle Magnus, Mala Kanthali, Manju Raj Purohit, Tehmina Mustafa

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Factors associated with the delay in diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis at the patient and health system level: A study from a rural setting in India. by Shoaib Hassan, Reza Yaesoubi, Ole Bjørgaas Helle Magnus, Mala Kanthali, Manju Raj Purohit, Tehmina Mustafa

“…<h4>Background</h4>With the proportion of tuberculosis cases that are extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) increasing in recent years, understanding and addressing factors contributing to the prolonged time to diagnosis (TTD) of EPTB patients is vital.…”
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Navigating Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Facility Highlighting Rare Presentations, Diagnostic Challenges, Drug Resistance, and Therapeutic Complexities by Megha R. Pathak, Karan Jaykrushna Pandya, Surabhi P. Ramwani, Anil Pingalsur, Shifa Karatela, Jitendra A. Sisodia, Amit R. Dedun

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Development and evaluation of multiplex real-time PCR for rapid identifying major pathogenic mycobacteria from pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical samples in eastern China by Tingting Fang, Lijun Peng, Tingting Yang, Qingshan Cai, Huanyu Li, Hao Li, Long Cai

“…Based on the composite reference standard, the sensitivity of the Multiplex PCR for detecting tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary samples was comparable to Xpert (p > 0.05) and higher than Culture, especially in extrapulmonary samples (P < 0.0001). …”
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Genitourinary Tuberculosis: An Atypical Clinical Presentation by Pei Shan Lim, Ixora Kamisan Atan, Aruku Naidu

“…Genitourinary tuberculosis is one of the common forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. …”
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Resistance Rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates to Primary Anti-tuberculosis Drugs: A 5-Year Retrospective Study by Sondos A. A. Ibnouf, Fatma Esenkaya Taşbent

“…Results: Out of the 154 isolated positive samples, males and females constituted equal parts of the study population (50%). The majority of tuberculosis cases were in the age group 56–75 years (42.2%), Pulmonary TB was detected in (90.3%) of the patients, while extrapulmonary TB cases were observed in (9.7%). …”
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Caecal Perforation from Primary Intestinal Tuberculosis in Pregnancy by Soe Lwin, Nina Lau Lee Jing, Haris Suharjono, Mardiana binti Kipli, Tin Moe Nwe, Myat San Yi, Lucas Luk Tien Wee

“…The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is rising worldwide, despite the efficacy of the BCG vaccination. …”
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A Rare Manifestation of Tuberculosis Presenting in the United States by Osman Bhatty, David Waters, Nicholas Wilka, Shradha Samuel, John Horne, Renuga Vivekanandan

“…Initial biopsy revealed granulomas, but Ziehl-Neelsen and Gram stain were negative for TB so antibiotics were prescribed for abscess until culture came positive for tuberculosis. She was started on triple therapy for extrapulmonary tuberculosis, an exceedingly rare presentation that requires high clinical suspicion in the Western world.…”
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A Rare Case of Parotid Tuberculosis in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report by Aditya Pawar, Niranjan Sahoo, Pawan Sharma, Nidhi Rathi

“…Parotid Tuberculosis is a very rare entity. There are fewer than 200 cases reported in literature worldwide of Parotid gland Tuberculosis, a form of extrapulmonary Tuberculosis. …”
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Abdominopelvic Tuberculosis Secondary to a Nontuberculous Mycobacterium in an Immunocompetent Patient by Beng Kwang Ng, Kembang Aziah Yakob, Wendy Yin Ling Ng, Pei Shan Lim, Rahana Abd Rahman, Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim, Ani Amelia Zainuddin, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remained as one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide despite an overall decline in its incidence rate globally. …”
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