Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis: An Overview and Review of Literature
Journal Title: SSR Institute of International Journal of Life Sciences (SSR-IIJLS) - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most virulent diseases, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). It has been estimated that about one-third of world’s population to be affected with TB Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious granulomatous disease. The causative agent of tuberculosis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) constitutes about 20% of all TB. It is very challenging the diagnosing EPTB because the sample obtained from relatively inaccessible sites. EPTB is the TB involving organs other than the lungs (e.g., pleura, lymph nodes, abdomen, genitourinary tract, skin, joints and bones, or meninges). The biochemical markers in TB-affected fluids (adenosine deaminase or gamma interferon) and other techniques such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may be useful in the diagnosis of EPTB. Although the disease usually responds to standard anti-TB drug therapy, the duration of treatment has not yet been established because smear microscopy or culture is not available to monitor patients with EPTB, clinical monitoring is the usual way to assess the response to treatment.
Authors and Affiliations
Pooja Singh, Surya kant, Priyanka Gaur, Abhilasha Tripathi, Sarika Pandey
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- DOI 10.21276/ijlssr.2018.4.1.5
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