Extrapulmonary tuberculosis has various symptoms depending on the site of infection. Local symptoms such as pain, swelling, and exercise restrictions are common, and systemic symptoms such as ...

Can TB Spread To Other Parts Of The Body “Although TB primarily affects the lungs, it can also affect other organs in the body, leading to extrapulmonary tuberculosis,” said Dr Ashish Bajaj ...

Tuberculosis primarily affects the lungs (pulmonary TB), but can invade other body systems (extrapulmonary TB), including the kidneys, spine, brain, and lymph nodes. The symptoms vary depending on ...

Extra pulmonary TB affects those people more, who have a weak immune system, HIV, diabetes, are malnourished, very young or elderly, are undergoing chemotherapy or cortisone etc.

A large study of veterans with tuberculosis identified factors associated with extrapulmonary TB, including non-Hispanic Black race, all-cause mortality within 90 days of diagnosis, diabetes and ...

Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Symptoms . When tuberculosis bacteria attack organs outside of your lungs, the infection becomes known as extrapulmonary tuberculosis—a type of active TB.

Extra pulmonary TB and why early detection matters. Story by Rachna Pande • 15m. W orld TB (tuberculosis) Day on March 24 was started to create awareness among people about a chronic, ...

THIS report deals with 92 cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis treated with streptomycin in various amounts and over different lengths of time. In all cases the lesions were proved to be tuberculou ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a curable infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs. However, it can affect other tissues and organs, which is called extrapulmonary tuberculosis . It's a ...

THIS report deals with 92 cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis treated with streptomycin in various amounts and over different lengths of time. In all cases the lesions were proved to be tuberculou ...