The patient, a 42-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone, reported swelling and pain in the fifth finger of her left hand for about 1-week.

Tuberculosis is one of the world's leading infectious diseases. Infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis primarily affects the lungs, but in up to 25 percent of all infected individuals ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world's most common infectious diseases. Although infection with the Mycobacterium ...

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 tuberculous ...

Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB) comprises a severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that primarily affects the kidney, urinary tract and genital organs. Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the ...

Tuberculosis of the spine, also known as Pott’s disease, is a form of extrapulmonary TB caused by a bacteria that spreads from the lungs to the spine through the bloodstream. It affects the vertebrae ...

Causes and symptoms of abdominal TB: It's a slow-burning threat you cannot ignore Abdominal tuberculosis is a form of extrapulmonary TB caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, affecting the intestines, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to Mandal and Margaretten, the patient had tested negative for TB via a purified protein derivative ...

Cases of tuberculosis (TB) — an illness that kills more people than any other infectious disease — rose in the U.S. during 2022, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And some ...

India faces a dual challenge with widespread tuberculosis and rising lung cancer, often presenting with similar symptoms like ...