Sensitivity and specificity estimates for 18 skeletal lesions were generated from modern
skeletons for future paleoepidemiological analyses of tuberculosis prevalence in …

Introduction. Many studies in the literature deals with epidemiology, diagnosis and
management of spinal tuberculosis but there is scant amount of such data for extraspinal …

Objective This study assessed the sensitivity and specificity of skeletal lesions to accurately
diagnose TB in a pre-antibiotic South African skeletal sample. Materials A total of 435 …

Introduction Bone and joint infections are rare localizations of tuberculosis, and its diagnosis
is challenging. The atypical clinical presentation may lead to delayed diagnosis and severe …

Abstract Introduction and importance The Patella is very rare site for tuberculosis (TB). The
knee is the third most common site for skeletal TB. The incidence of patella TB being 0.09 to …

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TB arthritis is a very rare extrapulmonary presentation in an immunocompetent host. It is
usually the result of direct hematogenous spread from the primary focus. Our patient …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a widespread global disease that significantly impacts daily life.
Skeletal TB comprises about 10-35% of all TB cases. Significant research on the spine and …

Objective: Challenging differential diagnosis Background: Skeletal involvement is an
uncommon form of extrapulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) that occurs in 1–3 …

Tuberculosis (TB) is endemic in various parts of the world and health-care practitioners
should have high-end suspicion of TB knee in various cases of monoarthritis of the knee …