Mycobacterium pinnipedii, the known causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) in marine
mammals, was only recognised as a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in …

Nasopharyngeal and otitis media tuberculosis are rare extrapulmonary manifestations of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. We present a case of a middle-aged woman with …

Granulomatous pneumonitis is a rare complication of bacillus Calmette-Guerin
immunotherapy following intravesical administration of bacillus Calmette-Guerin. The …

Background: Few data is available in low-burden TB-HIV countries on TB treatment
outcomes. We evaluated TB patients (pts) characteristics by HIV status and compared …

Introduction: Ocular Tuberculosis (OTB) is a rare and often misdiagnosed form of
tuberculosis (TB) that can lead to vision loss. Due to its singularity, the diagnosis of OTB …

Dysphagia occurs in only a small percentage of patients with lung cancer. About 1-2% of
lung cancer patients have dysphagia at presentation. When the full clinical course of the …

Introduction: Ocular tuberculosis (OTB) is a rare mycobacterial infection that can cause a
potential treatable vision loss. The vast differential diagnosis of this type of ocular disease …

Tuberculosis of the chest wall constitutes 1% to 5% of all cases of musculoskeletal TB.
Abscesses of the chest wall are rare tuberculous locations. Because of the resurgence of the …

Background: Within the EU, Portugal remains one of the countries with the highest
tuberculosis (TB) prevalence. Although rare, the association of lung cancer (LC) and TB has …

Background: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) can involve any organ. Abdominal
tuberculosis (ATB) remains a rare entity with delayed presentation and difficult diagnosis …