Multiple, Pan-Enteric Perforation Secondary to Intestinal Tuberculosis by Irfan Masood, Zain Majid, Ali Rafiq, Waqas Rind, Aisha Zia, Sajjad Raza

“…Free perforation is one of the most feared complications of the intestinal tuberculosis. The terminal ileum is the most common site of perforation, while the majority of (90%) perforations are solitary. …”
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A Rare Manifestation of Tuberculosis Presenting in the United States by Osman Bhatty, David Waters, Nicholas Wilka, Shradha Samuel, John Horne, Renuga Vivekanandan

“…Initial biopsy revealed granulomas, but Ziehl-Neelsen and Gram stain were negative for TB so antibiotics were prescribed for abscess until culture came positive for tuberculosis. She was started on triple therapy for extrapulmonary tuberculosis, an exceedingly rare presentation that requires high clinical suspicion in the Western world.…”
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Miliary Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patient Induced by Imatinib and Steroid by Randa Fermada, Fauzar Fauzar, Roza Kurniati, Irza Wahid

“…Miliary tuberculosis occurs due to the hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis from the primary complex.  …”
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Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland: A rare case report by Manisha Kamlesh Galani, Kamlesh Jamnadas Galani, Swati Nileshkumar Lakhani

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Caecal Perforation from Primary Intestinal Tuberculosis in Pregnancy by Soe Lwin, Nina Lau Lee Jing, Haris Suharjono, Mardiana binti Kipli, Tin Moe Nwe, Myat San Yi, Lucas Luk Tien Wee

“…The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is rising worldwide, despite the efficacy of the BCG vaccination. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Tuberculosis in the State of Mexico, Mexico by Adrian Zaragoza Bastida, Marivel Hernández Tellez, Lilia P. Bustamante Montes, Imelda Medina Torres, Jaime Nicolás Jaramillo Paniagua, Germán David Mendoza Martínez, Ninfa Ramírez Durán

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest human diseases that still affects large population groups. …”
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Tuberculosis vaccines and therapeutic drug: challenges and future directions by Yajing An, Ruizi Ni, Li Zhuang, Ling Yang, Zhaoyang Ye, Linsheng Li, Seppo Parkkila, Ashok Aspatwar, Wenping Gong

Subjects: “…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)…”
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Tuberculosis among Aboriginal and Nonaboriginal Persons in British Columbia by L Wang, K Noertjojo, RK Elwood, J Mark FitzGerald

“…OBJECTIVE: To compare cases of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosed among aboriginal persons with a random sample of nonaboriginal persons diagnosed with TB, and evaluate the trends in rates of disease between both groups during the same period.…”
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Multihost Tuberculosis: Insights from the Portuguese Control Program by Mónica V. Cunha, Madalena Monteiro, Paulo Carvalho, Paula Mendonça, Teresa Albuquerque, Ana Botelho

“…This paper describes the current situation of animal tuberculosis in Portugal, reviewing the accomplishments and constraints of the 2001–2009 period. …”
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Tuberculous Enteritis: A Rare Complication of Miliary Tuberculosis by Danisha Figueroa, Nilmarie Guzman, Carmen Isache

“…Tuberculous enteritis occurs in about 2% of the patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Although it is uncommon, it should be considered in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and abdominal complaints. …”
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A Rare Case of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis by Ravish Parekh, Alexis Haftka, Ashleigh Porter

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Lyapunov functions for tuberculosis models with fast and slow progression by C. Connell Mccluskey

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Emergence of Haemophilus influenzae Strains in the Nasopharynx of Children with Tuberculosis by Alina V. Martynova, Larisa A. Balabanova, Alexei Pruschinskyi

“…Especially it concerns such a group as children with low immune status and also such group as children with tuberculosis infection. We examined nasopharyngeal tract of children with tuberculosis infection in remission and checked how often these children are carriers of Haemophilus influenzae strains. …”
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A Case of Oral Histoplasmosis Concomitant with Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Silas Antonio Juvencio de Freitas Filho, Natália Galvão Garcia, Mário César de Souza, Denise Tostes Oliveira

“…The superficial intraoral lesions of histoplasmosis occurring concomitant to tuberculosis, in a 46-year-old man, are reported. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection test was negative. …”
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Hypercalcemia in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis in Abuja, Nigeria by EA Dosumu, JA Momoh

“…BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hypercalcemia has not previously been determined in newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) patients in Nigeria.…”
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa-Like Tuberculosis: A Warning for Dermatologists by Jose Paulo Ribeiro Junior, Hugo Macêdo de Moura, Maria do Carmo Araujo Palmeira Queiroz, Roberta Marinho Falcão Gondim

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Reactivation of Pulmonary Tuberculosis following Treatment of Myelofibrosis with Ruxolitinib by Maheen Z. Abidi, Javeria Haque, Parvathi Varma, Horatiu Olteanu, Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, Binod Dhakal, Parameswaran Hari

“…We describe a case of reactivation pulmonary tuberculosis in a retired physician while on treatment with ruxolitinib. …”
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Pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking as pancreatic malignancy: Surgeon's dilemma by Rohik Anjum T. Siddeek, Amit Gupta, Tanuj Singla, Deepak Rajput, Shaik Sameer Ahmed, Reshma Jeladharan

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Ruxolitinib Associated Tuberculosis Presenting as a Neck Lump by Eamon Shamil, David Cunningham, Billy L. K. Wong, Piyush Jani

“…Tuberculosis is an opportunistic infection with protean clinical manifestations. …”
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Role of Interferons in the Development of Diagnostics, Vaccines, and Therapy for Tuberculosis by Kai Ling Chin, Fadhilah Zulkipli Anis, Maria E. Sarmiento, Mohd Nor Norazmi, Armando Acosta

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). …”
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