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    • [PDF File]09a) printable EXTRAPULMONARY TB Narita

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      Sites of Extrapulmonary TB US 1993-2006 Clin Infect Dis 2009;49:1350-7. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis 2 Lymph node TB (TB lymphadenitis) Classic presentation: Isolated chronic painless lymphadenopathy The overlying skin may be indurated Systemic symptoms are uncommon


    • [PDF File]TUBERCULOSIS A Manual for Medical Students

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      reactivation is the cause of clinical disease at extrapulmonary sites and of a proportion of cases of pulmonary tuberculosis — those due to endogenous reactivation. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis and the infrequent generalized tuberculosis (miliary with or without meningitis) do not constitute sources of infection. Pulmonary tuberculosis


    • [PDF File]Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: An Overview

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      lin skin test. Response to antituberculous therapy is favorable and similar to that of patients without HIV infection, although ... 35 percent of cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Skel-


    • [PDF File]TB Diagnosis and Iso Care Guide April 2015

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      SUMMARY DECISION SUPPORT INITIAL EVALUATION TB RESPIRATORY SPECIMEN COLLECTION PROTOCOL 1. Collect respiratory specimens for all patients in whom pulmonary, pleural, or laryngeal TB is suspected, as well as in those in whom extrapulmonary TB has been diagnosed. 2.


    • [PDF File]Fig. 3: Diagnostic Algorithm for Extra Pulmonary TB ...

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      by a patient with TB having cough and sneezing. TB mainly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can involve any other organs like lymph nodes, pleura, bones and joints, genitourinary tract, nervous system, abdomen, skin (extra-pulmonary TB). Pulmonary TB is infectious. EPIDEMIOLOGY Along with HIV, TB now is a leading cause of death


    • [PDF File]The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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      2) If an overseas tuberculin skin test (TST) was not done or was negative or if treatment has not been completed, administer a TST. 3) All persons with a Class B1 TB, Extrapulmonary condition need to be evaluated at a state-supported TB clinic, regardless of the TST result. Schedule an appointment as soon as possible at the


    • [PDF File]Chapter 7 Tuberculosis Infection Control

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      extrapulmonary TB disease is rarely infectious; however, transmission from extrapulmonary sites has been reported to occur during aerosol-producing procedures such as autopsies and tissue irrigation. The characteristics of a patient with TB disease that are associated with infectiousness include, but


    • [PDF File]CLINICAL PROFILE OF EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS CASES ...

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      Table 1. Proportion of Extrapulmonary TB against total (pediatric) TB Admission Year EPTB (%) PTB Total TB Cases 2006 6 (1.4) 432 438 2007 14 (3) 452 466 2008 18 (4.4) 387 405 2009 19 (5) 358 377 2010 9 (5.1) 166 175 TOTAL 66 (3.54) 1,795 1,861 Table 2. Frequency Distribution of EPTB cases as to age and sex of admitted patients.


    • [PDF File]Euroroundups Challenges in diagnosing extrapulmonary ...

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      Tuberculosis and extrapulmonary tuberculosis notification numbers, rates, and percentages in 11 European Union Member States, 2011 Country All TB cases TB cases with extrapulmonary TB Extrapulmonary TB % N Notification rate per 100,000 population N Notification rate per 100,000 population Austriaa 687 8.2 136 1.6 20 Czech Republic 600 5.7 78 0.7 13


    • [PDF File]Pitfalls in the Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculosis

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      Extrapulmonary TB • 21% of all TB cases in US • Overall rates of TB declining, proportion of EPTB increasing • Associated with women, foreign-birth, nonwhite race, immune compromise • Not associated with MDR, incarceration, alcoholism, homelessness • Meningeal and lymph node TB seen frequently in children • GU and bone/joint in ...


    • [PDF File]Extrapulmonary Infections Associated with Nontuberculous ...

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      extrapulmonary diseases associated with NTM in immuno-competent persons (2–5). Lymphadenitis Localized lymphadenitis most commonly affects chil-dren; peak incidence occurs at 1–5 years of age (6). The route of infection is hypothesized to be by way of the lym-phatic vessels that drain the mouth and pharynx. The most


    • [PDF File]9 printable Extrapulmonary TB Spitters

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      potentially infectious cases of TB Parimon, et al. Chest 2008;134:589-594 Learning Objectives • List at least 4 extrapulmonary manifestations of TB and potential approaches to confirm the diagnosis • Explain the need to evaluate patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis for potential active pulmonary tuberculosis to determine associated risk



    • [PDF File]Evaluation of Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in ...

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      vancing immunosuppression. Extrapulmonary involve-ment can be seen in >50% of patients with concurrent AIDS and TB [5, 8–10] . EPTB includes TB of organs other than the lung parenchyma, such as the lymph nodes, pleura, ab-domen, genitourinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, skin, joints and bones, or meninges [8] . The diagnosis of EPTB


    • [PDF File]Specimen Collection, Handling, Transport and Processing

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      3.2 Extrapulmonary Specimens Notes: The laboratory should expect to receive a variety of extrapulmonary specimens which may be divided into two groups. Those that are collected from non-sterile body sites, and those that are collected from normally sterile body sites. Once


    • [PDF File]Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections

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      Majority of TB cases are pulmonary in all age groups. Children have more extra-pulmonary disease than adults. May occur at any anatomical site or be disseminated Exposure: Hx of contact; - skin test, CXR and PE Latent Tuberculous Infection (LTBI): + skin test, +/ - CXR, - PE Infected individuals with no TB disease are asymptomatic, and non ...


    • [PDF File]Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: an overview

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      Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is defined according to WHO classification criteria as an infection by M.tuberculosis which affects tissues and organs outside the pulmonary parenchyma. It represents between 20 and 25% of all TB cases1. Extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) results from the hematogenous and lymphatic spread of M.tuberculosis bacilli.


    • [PDF File]Scrofuloderma with disseminated tuberculosis in an ...

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      TB, and this case report highlights the need for CTB con-sideration and a confirmatory pathologic test in childhood skin lesions. This case emphasizes the need for workup to detect coexisting extrapulmonary TB. Case presentation A 12-year-old African Ethiopian girl presented with bi-lateral neck swelling with purulent discharge and skin


    • [PDF File]USEFULNESS OF THE MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS DIRECT ASSAY ...

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      rium TB direct assay (MTD) and its clinical significance in the early diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB. Eighty-six patients were recruited from the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center from June to November in 2010, having been diagnosed


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