The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel

Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the leading cause of communicable disease-related deaths in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide and in South Africa. Mycobacterium tuberculosis disseminates haematogenously from an active primary lung...

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Published in:	South African Journal of Radiology
Main Authors:	Camilla E. Le Roux, Sucari S.C. Vlok
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2021-04-01
Subjects:	extra-pulmonary tb circulatory system lungs organ systems chest radiograph diagnosis
Online Access:	https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2026

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