Tuberculosis as a co-morbidity finding in medicolegal autopsies
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
India is the most tuberculosis prevalent country in the world Many cases of active tuberculosis are diagnosed at autopsy This study was aimed to determine the autopsy prevalence of tuberculosis over a period of 3 years at a tertiary care centre Out of 801 cases of autopies done in 3 years 27 cases 337 had tuberculosis and 9259 of cases were active tuberculosis Most of the cases were seen in men of 4050 years age group There is an increasing trend in number of cases over the years Autopsy cases of tuberculosis can be a source of transmission to health care providers in autopsy rooms and in pathology department Complex clinical histories prevent the clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis so clinicians should be sensitised and stringent screening for tuberculosis should be done in all patients with respiratory symptomsKeywords Tuberculosis Autopsy Active tuberculosis
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Dina Mary . M, Arasi Rajesh, Suresh Durai J
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