Tuberculous spondylitis occurs when a tuberculous infection spreads to the spine. Bacterial damage to the spine can cause severe pain, abnormal back curvature, and paralysis. The condition is serious ...

Tuberculous spondylitis is a TB infection that affects the spine. It may cause back pain and, in severe cases, deformity or neurological issues. Tuberculous spondylitis is a tuberculosis (TB) ...

Tuberculosis (TB) typically affects the lungs but can affect other body areas. If Mycobacterium tuberculosis — the bacteria that causes TB —infects the heart’s pericardium, it can lead to a condition ...

Tuberculous peritonitis occurs when tuberculosis (TB) spreads to the protective lining of your abdomen. This can cause abdominal pain and swelling, but early antibiotic treatment can help. Tuberculous ...

BARCELONA, SPAIN — In the large Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis (IMPI) trial of patients with presumed tuberculous pericarditis, neither of two immunotherapies—prednisolone and ...

A higher dose of the antibiotic rifampicin does not improve survival rates for patients with tuberculous meningitis. This severe form of tuberculosis causes inflammation of the brain membranes, and ...

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Tuberculous meningitis is often lethal. Early antituberculosis treatment and adjunctive treatment with glucocorticoids improve survival, but nearly one third of patients with the condition still die.

Adjunctive glucocorticoids are widely used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–associated tuberculous meningitis despite limited data supporting their safety and efficacy. We conducted a ...

Tuberculosis (TB) infects about 11 million people globally each year and causes 1.4 million deaths. The most severe ...