Review of genitourinary tuberculosis with focus on end-stage renal disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is a current public health problem, remaining the most common worldwide cause of mortality from infectious disease. Recent studies indicate that genitourinary TB is the third most common form of extra-pulmonary disease. The diagnosis of renal TB can be hypothesized in a non-specifi...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Neiberg A. Lima, Carol C. Vasconcelos, Pedro Henrique O. Filgueira, Meissa Kretzmann, Ticiano A. S. Sindeaux, Beni Feitosa Neto, Geraldo B. Silva Junior, Elizabeth F. Daher
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2012-02-01
Subjects:	Renal tuberculosis Tuberculosis Obstructive uropathy Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis End-stage kidney disease
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652012000100011&lng=en&tlng=en