The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel

The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel

Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the leading cause of communicable disease-related deaths in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide and in South Africa. Mycobacterium tuberculosis disseminates haematogenously from an active primary lung...

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Main Authors: Camilla E. Le Roux, Sucari S.C. Vlok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2021-04-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Subjects:
extra-pulmonary tb
circulatory system
lungs
organ systems
chest radiograph
diagnosis
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2026
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spelling doaj-824bd211abc247a99dc0c2ecae8d63fd2021-04-21T12:01:22ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782021-04-01251e1e910.4102/sajr.v25i1.20261147The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heelCamilla E. Le Roux0Sucari S.C. Vlok1Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownDepartment of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownExtra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the leading cause of communicable disease-related deaths in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide and in South Africa. Mycobacterium tuberculosis disseminates haematogenously from an active primary lung focus and may affect extra-pulmonary sites in up to 15% of patients. Extra-pulmonary TB may present with a normal chest radiograph, which often causes a significant diagnostic dilemma. This review describes the main sites of involvement in EPTB, which is illustrated by local imaging examples.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2026extra-pulmonary tbcirculatory systemlungsorgan systemschest radiographdiagnosis
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The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel
South African Journal of Radiology
extra-pulmonary tb
circulatory system
lungs
organ systems
chest radiograph
diagnosis
author_facet Camilla E. Le Roux
Sucari S.C. Vlok
author_sort Camilla E. Le Roux
title The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel
title_short The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel
title_full The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel
title_fullStr The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel
title_full_unstemmed The silent pandemic in South Africa: Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel
title_sort silent pandemic in south africa: extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel
publisher AOSIS
series South African Journal of Radiology
issn 1027-202X
2078-6778
publishDate 2021-04-01
description Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the leading cause of communicable disease-related deaths in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide and in South Africa. Mycobacterium tuberculosis disseminates haematogenously from an active primary lung focus and may affect extra-pulmonary sites in up to 15% of patients. Extra-pulmonary TB may present with a normal chest radiograph, which often causes a significant diagnostic dilemma. This review describes the main sites of involvement in EPTB, which is illustrated by local imaging examples.
topic extra-pulmonary tb
circulatory system
lungs
organ systems
chest radiograph
diagnosis
url https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2026
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