First reported case of fulminant TB with progression of infection from lungs to the genitourinary region

First reported case of fulminant TB with progression of infection from lungs to the genitourinary region

ABSTRACT Although tuberculosis (TB) is a curable disease, it continues to be one of the leading infections associated with death in the world. Extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB) occurs in approximately 10% of the total cases, presenting with lymph nodes, pleura, bone and genitourinary tract as the most commo...

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Main Authors: Tatjana Adzic-Vukicevic, Aleksandra Barac, Aleksandra Dudvarski Ilic, Radmila Jankovic, Jovan Hadzi-Djokic, Dragica Pesut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Caseous pneumonia
Tuberculous prostatitis
Orchitis
Immunocompetence
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