Tuberculous Lymphadenitis

Lymphadenitis is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. It remains both diagnostic and therapeutic challenge because it mimics other pathologic processes and yields inconsistent physical and laboratory findings. Diagnosis is difficult often requiring biopsy. A thorough history and physical examination, staining for acid-fast bacilli, fine-needle aspiration and PCR are hel…

Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: Early Diagnosis and Intervention

Tuberculosis (TB) is reported to be one of the most widespread systemic bacterial infectious diseases frequently triggered by Mycobacterium TB. It is anticipated to have a prevalence of approximately 8 million individuals each year, and 3 million individuals die of complications related with the ailment. We present a case of a 5-year-old female patient with a painless swelling in her left sub…

Diagnosis dan Tatalaksana Pleuritis Tuberkulosis

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Tuberculous Pleurisy: An Update

Tuberculous pleurisy is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Korea. Tuberculous pleurisy presents a diagnostic and therapeutic problem due to the limitations of traditional diagnostic tools. There have been many clinical research works during the past decade. Recent studies have provided new insight into the tuberculous pleurisy, which have a large impact on clinical practice.…

Pneumoconioses

Occupational lung diseases are caused or made worse by exposure to harmful substances in the work-place. “Pneumoconiosis” is the term used for the diseases associated with inhalation of mineral dusts. While many of these broadspectrum substances may be encountered in the general environment, many occur in the work-place for greater amounts as a result of industrial processes; therefore, a r…

Laryngeal Trauma

Laryngeal trauma is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening injury. Estimates of occurrence range from 1 in 5000 emergency department visits to 1 in 137,000 hospital admissions. The signs and symptoms are variable, and severe injuries may initially appear innocuous. The airway must always be thoroughly evaluated.

Karakteristik Pasien Limfadenitis Tuberkulosis di Rumah Sakit Al-Islam Bandun…

Tuberkulosis (TB) adalah penyakit infeksi menular yang disebabkan oleh Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) yang menyerang paru-paru dan berbagai organ. Manifestasi ekstraparu yang paling sering adalah limfadenitis TB yang merupakan proses peradangan pada kelenjar getah bening akibat aktivitas MTBC. Beberapa faktor yang menyebabkan tuberkulosis ekstraparu antara lain faktor sosiodemografis…

GAMBARAN LIMFADENITIS TUBERKULOSIS PADA ANAK YANG DIDIAGNOSIS DENGAN FNAB DI …

AbstrakFine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) sebagai alat diagnostik pembesaran kelenjar limfe telah membantu klinisi untuk menegakkan diagnosis TB anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat gambaran klinis, uji tuberkulin dan foto Rontgen thorak pasien yang didiagnosis limfadenitis TB secara FNAB. Penelitian deskriptif ini dilakukan secara retrospektif dari rekam medis anak dengan FNAB kelenj…

Immunology of Tuberculosis

MTB ranks as the first worldwide pathogen latently infecting one third of the population and the second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, after the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The development of vigorous and apparently appropriate immune response upon infection with M. tuberculosis in humans and experimental animals conflict with failure to eradicate the pathogen it…

DIAGNOSIS TUBERKULOSIS

Tuberkulosis (TB) adalah suatu penyakit infeksi menular yang disebabkan oleh Mycobacterium tuberkulosis yang dapat menyerang berbagai organ terutama paru-paru. Penyakit ini bila tidak diobati atau pengobatannya tidak tuntas dapat menimbulkan komplikasi berbahaya hingga kematian. TB diperkirakan sudah ada di dunia sejak 5000 tahun sebelum masehi, namun kemajuan dalam penemuan dan pengendalian pe…