COMMENTS

  1. TB Case Study Example

    Case Study. A 44-year-old man presented to the TB Clinic with symptoms of progressive shortness of breath and cough with greenish sputum production. His sputum test results showed that he had atypical TB (Mycobacterium Avium Complex MAC infection). He was HIV negative …

  2. A case-report of a pulmonary tuberculosis with …

    We report on a case of TB in an immunocompetent, Somalian 22-year-old boy admitted in the respiratory unit of an Italian university hospital. His symptoms and clinical signs were thoracic pain, weight loss, latero-cervical, mediastinal, and …

  3. A case report and review of literature: Tuberculous pericarditis …

    According to the World Health Organization (WHO) global TB report 2021 version , China had the second highest incidence of TB in the world in 2020, accounting for 8.5% of TB globally. While …

  4. Disseminated Tuberculosis: A 3-Year Case-Series Experience in a ...

    Foreign-born patients were found to be at higher risk for disseminated TB in our study. The present case-series, displaying the clinical and microbiological characteristics of dTB patients …

  5. A case report of persistent drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis …

    Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has been found to persist within cavities in patients who have completed their anti-tuberculosis therapy. The clinical implications of Mtb …

  6. Tuberculosis in older adults: case studies from four countries with ...

    Across all four countries, TB case notification and incidence rates were highest among older adults, but clinical and public health guidance focused on this population was …

  7. Understanding cutaneous tuberculosis: two clinical cases

    Our work summarizes cutaneous TB manifestations and differences from other skin mycobacterial infections, also describes two characteristic clinical cases. Keywords: …