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

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2021-04
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Abstract
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.
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CITATION: Le Roux, C. E. & Vlok, S. S. C. 2021. The silent pandemic in South Africa : extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel. South African Journal of Radiology, 25(1):a2026, doi:10.4102/sajr.v25i1.2026.
The original publication is available at https://sajr.org.za
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Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Communicable diseases
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Le Roux, C. E. & Vlok, S. S. C. 2021. The silent pandemic in South Africa : extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel. South African Journal of Radiology, 25(1):a2026, doi:10.4102/sajr.v25i1.2026.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126733
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Research Articles (Radiation Oncology)