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Sekh MB, Jack AB, Rowe DA, Henderson NG, Zemaitis MR. Rare Case of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to Miliary Tuberculosis in the United States. Cureus 2024; 16:e57177. [PMID: 38681434 PMCID: PMC11056080 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.57177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health challenge. Miliary TB is a rare manifestation of TB that involves systemic lymphohematogenous dissemination of infection and presents diagnostic challenges due to its often asymptomatic or non-specific nature. This case report documents a rare occurrence of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding secondary to miliary TB without pulmonary symptoms in an 81-year-old Filipino-American male living in the United States. Extensive imaging studies revealed a mass in the right colon with multiple bleeding vessels draped around it; it was not amendable to treatment with embolization and required right hemicolectomy with end ileostomy. The pathology report of the excised mass demonstrated miliary TB with necrotizing granulomas and granulomatous lymphadenopathy involving 23 lymph nodes. The patient was started on anti-tuberculosis medical management; however, the patient remained clinically unstable and expired on postoperative day 39. This case highlights the importance of the heightened clinical awareness required during times of globalization and in regions with dense immigrant populations. We aim to delineate the clinical understanding of gastrointestinal TB (GITB) and review possible indications for surgical management. We aim to help reduce diagnostic delay, therefore improving patient outcomes and limiting the spread of disease.
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- Marta B Sekh
- Medicine, College of Medicine, American University of Antigua, Osbourn, ATG
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- Medicine, College of Medicine, American University of Antigua, Osbourn, ATG
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- Medicine, College of Medicine, American University of Antigua, Osbourn, ATG
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Afandi O, Miqdadi A, Benmansour N, Najwa B. Parietal Thoracic Tuberculosis: A Report of Two Cases. Cureus 2024; 16:e56770. [PMID: 38650761 PMCID: PMC11034399 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.56770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Parietal thoracic tuberculosis is a rare localization of tuberculosis. It reaches the ribs and intercostal spaces due to hematogenous spread or direct transcutaneous inoculation. The diagnosis of tuberculosis must be evoked given the endemic context, even in immunocompetent patients. Surgical excision associated with medical treatment remains the best treatment in this case to avoid any local or distant recurrence.
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- Oussama Afandi
- Thoracic Surgery, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR
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- Nuclear Medicine, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR
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- Neurological Surgery, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR
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- Radiology, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR
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Malik N, Sidhar M, Sehgal NP, Gupta A, Gupta I. Upstaging of Tuberculosis in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Case Series. Cureus 2024; 16:e54687. [PMID: 38524066 PMCID: PMC10960560 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the global health system as well as the social and economic impact on tuberculosis (TB) treatment and diagnostic services. A high volume of patients diagnosed and treated for TB were impacted by the pandemic restrictions, particularly reduced access to TB services provided by the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme in India; this in turn increased the number of deaths due to TB. The Indian healthcare system has been struggling with the eradication of TB, and this additional worldwide health crisis caused by SARS-CoV-2 has put the Indian healthcare system under severe stress. Both COVID-19 and TB are infectious diseases that primarily affect the lungs and have similar symptoms such as cough, fever, and difficulty breathing. The need of the hour is to take proper actions to mitigate and reverse these impacts urgently. The immediate priority is to aggressively step up the provision of essential TB services so that the levels of TB case detection and treatment return to at least pre-COVID-19 levels. The diagnosis of genital TB especially needs a high index of suspicion, as most of the cases are asymptomatic and diagnosed by chance in young women being evaluated for fertility. Here, we present a series of advanced genital TB cases that required intensive care and could have been detected and treated at an early stage.
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- Neeru Malik
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi, IND
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- Pathology, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi, IND
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- Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi, IND
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- Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, New Delhi, IND
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi, IND
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Alam M, Okapa RJ, Husain R. Tuberculous Septic Arthritis of the Hip Following the Incision and Drainage of a Groin Abscess: A Case Report. Cureus 2024; 16:e54543. [PMID: 38516484 PMCID: PMC10956638 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Tuberculosis of the hip is a relatively rare type of septic arthritis that is seldom seen in the developed world today. While pyogenic septic arthritis may present with clear features that help in early diagnosis and treatment, many of these features are absent or overlap significantly with tuberculous arthritis, making the diagnosis a clinical challenge. Here, we present a case of tuberculous septic arthritis seen in our clinic following the surgical incision and drainage of a groin abscess with minimal hip symptoms. We discuss the therapeutic approach for the patient and briefly review other reported cases of tuberculous septic arthritis in the literature.
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- Mahmood Alam
- Department of Orthopaedics, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BHR
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BHR
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- Department of Radiology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, BHR
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Haddad F, Afifi M, El Rhaoussi FZ, Tahiri M, Hliwa W, Bellabah A, Hachimi S, Bennani Guebessi N, Wafaa B. A Rare Case of Tuberculosis Revealed by Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report. Cureus 2024; 16:e51733. [PMID: 38318599 PMCID: PMC10839630 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) is the 13th cause of death worldwide and the second infectious killer after HIV. It is an endemic disease in Morocco. Isolated appendicular TB is an uncommon form of extrapulmonary TB. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman admitted for acute abdominal pain in the right iliac fossa with fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Physical examination and abdominal ultrasound confirmed appendicitis. Surgery was performed and revealed on histopathological examination of the resected appendix the diagnosis of tubercular appendicitis. The patient was initiated on the conventional antitubercular regimen for six months and would be followed up appropriately. This case report highlights the importance of histopathological examination of appendicectomy specimens in order to diagnose rare diseases such as primary TB of the appendix.
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- Fouad Haddad
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, MAR
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, MAR
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- Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, MAR
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, MAR
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, MAR
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, MAR
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, MAR
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- Anatomical Pathology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, MAR
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, MAR
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Hatgoankar K, Hatgaonkar A, Dawande P. Revisiting the Era of Intestinal Tuberculosis: A Case Presenting As Small Bowel Obstruction With Classical Imaging and Histopathological Appearances. Cureus 2024; 16:e51836. [PMID: 38327957 PMCID: PMC10848178 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide is still significantly high, with India contributing a high global TB burden. This case study features a 49-year-old male who had complaints of pain and abdominal distention for one and a half months. An erect abdominal radiograph showed features suggesting small bowel obstruction. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen was done. It showed multiple strictures involving the distal jejunum and ileum, causing small bowel obstruction. There was mesenteric and retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy with central necrosis and ascites. The patient was operated on for a small bowel obstruction. The resected intestine showed four strictures, tiny nodules on the serosal surface, and many enlarged lymph nodes. Representative tissue from these areas showed the typical picture of multiple caseating granulomas and fibrosis. Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining highlighted the acid-fast bacilli (AFB). The suspicion index for intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) should be kept high while evaluating patients with intestinal obstruction presenting in endemic areas and high-risk populations, such as HIV-infected, undernourished, immunocompromised, and those with diabetes, smoking, and alcohol addiction.
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- Kajal Hatgoankar
- Pathology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Nagpur, IND
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- Radiodiagnosis, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Nagpur, IND
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- Pathology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Nagpur, IND
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Nolan P, Samad S, Kiernan T. Pericardial Tuberculosis in a Non-endemic Region Presenting as a Persistent Upper Respiratory Tract Infection With Negative Serology, Bronchial Washings, and Pleural Aspirate. Cureus 2024; 16:e52227. [PMID: 38352104 PMCID: PMC10861359 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.52227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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This paper reports on the unlikely case of a 68-year-old man presenting with a non-resolving, mild lower respiratory tract infection, subsequently diagnosed with pericardial tuberculosis (TB) in the absence of TB risk factors and with negative TB serology. Pericardial and pleural effusions were found incidentally on CT pulmonary angiogram, with a small pericardial effusion without tamponade seen on the echocardiogram. During his three-month inpatient stay, the patient was rarely very unwell, though no treatment led to clinical and biochemical resolution of symptoms. Later deterioration prompted another echocardiogram, which found a moderate-sized pericardial effusion, septal bounce, and new regional wall motion abnormalities. To avert the impending cardiac tamponade, the patient underwent pericardiectomy, which provided a tissue diagnosis of TB. Pericardial TB is extremely uncommon, especially outside of TB endemic regions, though it is well described. This case is especially noteworthy, as serology, bronchial washings, and pleural aspirate had been negative for TB though a Quantiferon test was positive. The diagnosis was only confirmed after pericardiectomy. The patient was subsequently treated with anti-TB therapy, with a good clinical response. This case highlights diagnostic challenges and strategies for investigating and managing similar complex scenarios, particularly in non-endemic settings.
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- Philip Nolan
- Cardiology, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, NZL
- Cardiology, University Hospital Galway, Galway, IRL
- Cardiology, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, IRL
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- Internal Medicine, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, NZL
- Internal Medicine, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, IRL
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Gunde R, Ca J, Salam H, Harikrishna GV, Kodapala S. A Rare Diagnosis of Aseptic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis: A Case of Mycobacterial Tuberculosis Origin. Cureus 2023; 15:e45973. [PMID: 37900382 PMCID: PMC10600593 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Tubercular meningitis is a rare yet devastating type of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) posing great diagnostic challenges due to the nonspecific clinical presentation of the patients. Here, we present a rare diagnosis of hypertrophic pachymeningitis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A 36-year-old male presented with a history of headaches and giddiness for one month. Neurological examination revealed hypo-reflexive triceps and ankle reflexes. Routine blood tests and autoimmune workup were normal. Brain MRI with contrast revealed diffuse dural thickening, focal leptomeningeal enhancement in the right temporal sulci, and enhancement in both the frontal and parietal convexity and the falx cerebri and along the tentorium cerebelli. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed elevated proteins, suggestive of aseptic meningitis. Meningeal biopsy revealed a chronic ill-formed granulomatous inflammatory lesion with occasional acid-fast bacilli, consistent with tubercular pachymeningitis. The patient was administered intravenous (IV) methylprednisolone for five days, following which the symptoms subsided. He was advised tablet prednisolone on discharge, and immunomodulation with rituximab was recommended as outpatient treatment. Hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a rare diagnosis characterized by the inflammation and fibrosis of the dura matter due to a diverse etiology. Tubercular etiology must be considered when the routine laboratory tests are negative, and the diagnosis should be confirmed by meningeal biopsy. The treatment of the underlying cause and corticosteroids remain the mainstay management of hypertrophic pachymeningitis. Hence, mycobacterial tuberculosis should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis while evaluating hypertrophic pachymeningitis, especially when the routine laboratory tests and immunological workup are negative.
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- Rahul Gunde
- Neurology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, IND
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- Neurology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, IND
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Ksoo R, Barman H, De M, Lynser D, Duwarah SG, Lyngdoh C. Clinical Profile of Pediatric Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast India: A Retrospective Analysis. Cureus 2023; 15:e38660. [PMID: 37288235 PMCID: PMC10243406 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.38660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Context Tuberculosis (TB) is India's major public health problem. The profile of childhood TB in the northeast region of India is still limited. Aim To analyze the clinical, radiological, and bacteriological profiles of children with TB at a tertiary health care facility. Materials and methods A three years retrospective descriptive analysis of children admitted to a tertiary centre with TB before the introduction of cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT) for testing. Children below 18 years who were admitted from 2012 to 2014 and were diagnosed with TB were included. Relevant data were extracted in a predesigned format and entered into a Microsoft Excel sheet. Descriptive statistic was used for analysis. The results of variables are given in proportions and means and a Chi-square test was done for the test of significance using Epi-info tools. The study was done after getting ethical approval from the institute. Results A total of 150 children were included in the analysis with a Male: Female ratio of 1.1:1. A majority of the cases were under five years (n=46) and 11 to 15 years old (n=45) with a mean age of 9.3 ± 4.4 years. Fever was a common presentation (70%). Disseminated TB was seen in 31.3%, isolated central nervous system (CNS) TB was found in 30.6%, and all CNS TB with dissemination was found in 46 cases (40.7%) making extra-pulmonary TB a common finding in our study (83.3%). Isolated pulmonary TB was seen in 16.7% and total pulmonary cases along with dissemination was seen in 60 cases (40%). A bacteriological diagnosis was made in 23%. Overall mortality was 9.3%, out of which mortality in CNS TB was 13% with a p-value of 0.004 as compared to mortality other than CNS TB which was significant and mortality in under-five years was significant with a p-value of 0.001. Conclusions Pulmonary and extra-pulmonary were both causes of admission in the pediatric age group. We found that extra-pulmonary TB was the most common cause of admission in children, with CNS manifestation and disseminated TB, being the most common presentations and significant mortality was seen in under-five years and in children diagnosed with CNS TB.
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- Rosina Ksoo
- Paediatrics, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, IND
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- Paediatrics, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, IND
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- Paediatrics, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, IND
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- Radiology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, IND
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- Paediatrics and Neonatology, Akanksha and Ayursundra Hospital, Guwahati, IND
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- Microbiology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, IND
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Mahmoud AA, Abdelhay A, Eltaher B, Mohamed MS. Isolated Tuberculosis of the Cervical Vertebrae. Cureus 2023; 15:e35383. [PMID: 36987467 PMCID: PMC10039971 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.35383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs, but extrapulmonary affection can occur with lymphatic or hematogenous spread. Skeletal affection commonly involves the spine, but cervical vertebral affection is rare. We report a 23-year-old female patient who presented to the hospital with diffuse limb weakness and neck pain as the only complaints. MRI of the cervical spine revealed a peripherally enhancing lesion arising from the posterior aspects of the cervical vertebrae with compressive myelopathy. She underwent surgical decompression and was noted to have caseous drainage during the procedure. She was started promptly on anti-tuberculous therapy after she had a positive interferon-gamma release assay. Late culture results confirmed isolated cervical TB of the vertebrae as the diagnosis. Prompt awareness and initiation of treatment for vertebral TB are necessary as clinical presentation can mimic other infectious and malignant etiologies.
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- Amir A Mahmoud
- Internal Medicine, Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, USA
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGY
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Dhungel S, Mishra S. Tubercular Hepatic Abscess: An Incidental Finding. Cureus 2023; 15:e35447. [PMID: 36994275 PMCID: PMC10042495 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.35447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is known to generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect multiple other parts of the body. Liver involvement with hepatic abscess is an infrequent manifestation of TB which is missed because of the rarity and non-specific symptoms, especially in the west. A thorough literature review shows very few case reports published in the western world. We present a rare case of isoniazid-resistant pulmonary TB associated with a hepatic abscess in the United States. It was diagnosed by aspiration of the abscess that later grew M. tuberculosis and treated with antitubercular drugs.
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- Swati Dhungel
- Internal Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
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- Gastroenterology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
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Muacevic A, Adler JR. Cervical Tuberculous Lymphadenitis. Cureus 2022; 14:e31282. [PMID: 36514622 PMCID: PMC9732912 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.31282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Neck masses are a very common clinical problem and it remains a diagnostic challenge due to multiple differential diagnoses ranging from benign to severe etiologies. All physicians should equip themselves with knowledge of common and locally prevalent causes of neck masses and manage them accordingly. We present a case of a young patient with no prior medical history who developed cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis. We discuss the physical examination, evolution, diagnosis, and treatment of the case.
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Bhattacharya P, Talukdar K, Barman B, Jamil M, Phukan P, Mobing H, War G, Nonglait PL, Murti S, Prithviraj K, Sangma B. Clinical Spectrum and Medical Comorbidities in Tuberculosis: A Hospital-Based Study in Northeast India. Cureus 2020; 12:e10580. [PMID: 33110716 PMCID: PMC7580495 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infectious diseases and is commonly associated with comorbidities. However, data regarding TB and comorbidities are lacking from northeast India. The aim of the study is to see the clinical spectrum of TB and the frequency of comorbidities. Methods This was a prospective observational study of all hospitalized TB patients between January 2016 and June 2017 who were selected by consecutive sampling. Data were analyzed using SPSS v. 17.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY), and a p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. Results Of the 173 patients selected, the mean age was 41.05±17.04 years with a male:female ratio of 4.27:1. Pulmonary TB (PTB) was found in 43.94%, extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) in 52.02%, and disseminated TB in 4.04%. Fever (61.27%) was the most common presentation, followed by cough (54.33%) and breathlessness (32.94%). Of the 76 patients with PTB and seven with disseminated TB, making a total of 83 patients, 56 (67.4%) were sputum positive. Out of 90 patients suffering from EPTB, pleural effusion (53.33%) was the commonest type of EPTB, followed by central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis (26.66%) and abdominal tuberculosis (8.88%). Comorbidities were present in 53.17% of the patients, of which diabetes mellitus (DM) (26.58%) and hypertension (17.34%) were the most common. Comorbid conditions were significantly higher in PTB than EPTB (51 of 83 vs. 41 of 90, p<0.05). Mean glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was significantly higher in PTB as compared to EPTB (8.74±2.04 vs. 7.58±0.29, p<0.05). Conclusion Comorbidities, particularly DM, were present in half of the patients, mostly in PTB than EPTB, with glycemic control being significantly poorer in PTB patients.
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- Prasanta Bhattacharya
- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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- Department of Radiology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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- Department of Cardiology, Smt. Nathiba Hargovandas Lakhmichand (NHL) Municipal Medical College (NHLMMC), Ahmedabad, IND
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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- Department of Chest & Tuberculosis, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IND
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