Navigating Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Facility Highlighting Rare Presentations, Diagnostic Challenges, Drug Resistance, and Therapeutic Complexities

Navigating Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Facility Highlighting Rare Presentations, Diagnostic Challenges, Drug Resistance, and Therapeutic Complexities

Background: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EP-TB) constitutes one-fifth of all tuberculosis (TB) cases. EP-TB mimics common infections which pose diagnostic dilemma, requires extensive diagnostics that culminate into therapeutic delay often resulting in irrational and empirical institution of antitube...

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Main Authors: Megha R. Pathak, Karan Jaykrushna Pandya, Surabhi P. Ramwani, Anil Pingalsur, Shifa Karatela, Jitendra A. Sisodia, Amit R. Dedun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
drug resistance
extrapulmonary tuberculosis
superior mesenteric artery syndrome
tb-induced cachexia
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_172_24
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