Diagnostic performance of adenosine deaminase for abdominal tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

R Zhou, X Qiu, J Ying, Y Yue, T Ruan, L Yu… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background and aim Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is a common type of extrapulmonary TB
with an insidious onset and non-specific symptoms. Adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels …

[HTML][HTML] The diagnostic deceiver: radiological pictorial review of tuberculosis

SA Alshoabi, KM Almas, SA Aldofri, AM Hamid… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis; it is a public
health problem worldwide and one of the leading causes of mortality. Since December …

Hepatic manifestations of systemic diseases

HC Gonzalez, SC Gordon - Medical Clinics, 2023 - medical.theclinics.com
Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB)—caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis—accounts for
approximately 10 million infections and 1.5 million deaths each year (Table 1). 1 In the …

[HTML][HTML] Bowel inflammatory presentations on computed tomography in adult patients with severe aplastic anemia during flared inflammatory episodes

XC Zhao, CJ Xue, H Song, BH Gao… - World Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) frequently present with
inflammatory episodes, and during flared inflammatory episodes, hematopoietic function is …

Differentiating peritoneal tuberculosis and peritoneal carcinomatosis based on a machine learning model with CT: a multicentre study

Y Pang, Y Li, D Xu, X Sun, D Hou - Abdominal Radiology, 2023 - Springer
Purpose It is still a challenge to make early differentiation of peritoneal tuberculosis (PTB)
and peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) clinically as well as on imaging and laboratory tests. We …

[HTML][HTML] Primary gastroduodenal tuberculosis presenting as gastric outlet obstruction: A case report and review of literature

AM Ali, YG Mohamed, AA Mohamud… - World Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is the causative agent of TB, a chronic
granulomatous illness. This disease is prevalent in low-income countries, posing a …

Comorbidity and drug resistance of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in the yi autonomous prefecture of China: a cross-sectional study

T Wang, C Zhou, L Shang, X Zhou - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) has a high morbidity and mortality rate, and its prevention
and treatment focus is on impoverished areas. The Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture is …

Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration for the diagnosis of retroperitoneal tuberculosis: A case report

Z Xu, G Liu, X Ying, J Wang - Journal of International …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Retroperitoneal tuberculosis is a rare disease that can mimic many conditions and lacks
specific clinical manifestations, which makes it difficult to diagnose. As a consequence, it can …

Case report: a case report and literature analysis on intestinal tuberculosis intestinal perforation complicated by umbilical intestinal fistula and bladder ileal fistula

G Liu, T Chen, X Song, B Chen, Q Kang - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 - Springer
Background Intestinal tuberculosis is a chronic and specific infection caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis invading the intestine. Due to the nonspecific clinical …

Primary gastric tuberculosis was misdiagnosed as submucosal mass: A rare case report and review of literature

S Feng, Y He, C Zhang, D Chen, J Zhong, S Zhang - Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Tuberculosis of stomach is the rarest form of the tuberculosis family. It is not
only lacks specificity in clinical symptoms, but also lacks specificity in auxiliary examination …