This content is machine translated Case report: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis T1D patient with EPTB on immunosuppressants The link between diabetes and tuberculosis (TB) is increasingly becoming a global health concern as diabetes becomes more prevalent in regions where TB is endemic and immunodeficiency in diabetic patients…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Case report extrapulmonary tuberculosis Watch out for signs of infection in immunocompromised patients The majority of cases of tuberculosis (TB) affect the lungs, but around 20% of active cases are extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), which can affect any part of the human body, including…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis and smoking Tobacco consumption increases the risk of recurrence and mortality The link between poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes and tobacco use is well documented. However, for important outcomes such as recurrence or mortality during treatment and for associations with smokeless tobacco,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis New standard for MDR-TB therapy The standard treatment for tuberculosis remains 2 months of quadruple therapy with rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol, followed by 4 months of therapy with rifampicin and and isoniazid. The average…
