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

The conventional six-month anti-TB treatment is started for extrapulmonary T.B. as well, after diagnosis. In conditions such as T.B. of meninges or brain or bone, treatment can be extended up to 9 ...

Testing for TB can take a range of forms, including chest x-rays, sputum cultures, molecular testing, screening for symptoms, and skin or blood tests to measure dormant TB infection (TBI).

Pune: Of the 2,30,328 cases of tuberculosis the state recorded last year, 36% — or more than 82,000 people — had a more worrying type of TB known as e.

Extrapulmonary TB: Most forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (affecting areas outside the lungs) are minimally contagious or non-contagious. The exception is laryngeal TB, which can be highly ...

Separate fact from fiction: experts set the record straight on common myths about tuberculosis. Learn the truth about this infectious disease, its symptoms, and treatment options.

Genome Sequencing Of Mycobacterium TB: The umbrella programme Data Driven Research to Eradicate TB (Dare2eraD TB) was launched in March 2022 and included setting up of the Indian Tuberculosis ...

Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is emerging as a growing concern for the medical community in Himachal Pradesh, affecting organs beyond the lungs, including the lymph nodes, pleura, bones ...

While pulmonary TB, which affects the lungs, remains the most commonly diagnosed form, cases of extrapulmonary TB — affecting organs such as the kidneys, bones, and brain — are also on the rise.

It can also present as extrapulmonary TB, which affects other organs and produces a range of symptoms. Symptoms vary across age groups, with children often displaying more subtle signs and infants ...