New drugs that target 'zombie' tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...

As tensions rise globally, many UK residents have expressed concerns over the possibility of WW3 breaking out, and the ...

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

A new article published in Nature offers a promising path toward a shorter, more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB), a ...

The disseminated tuberculosis, defined as having more than one focus or progressive hematogenous spread is reported in 38% of cases [1]. Abdominal involvement is common in disseminated tuberculosis, ...

In women, it can manifest as amenorrhea, i.e., absence of periods. Abdominal TB can affect the peritoneum (outer covering of abdominal parts), local lymph nodes or the intestines directly.

In a retrospective study spanning 6 years from 2017 to 2022, 14 cases of abdominal tuberculosis were collected in children under 15 years of age, representing 5.09 % of extrapulmonary tuberculosis ...

The average untreated case of active tuberculosis will spread the infection to 10 to 15 people a year. Without treatment, or even a diagnosis, hundreds of thousands more people will die—and each ...

The February 2025 death of Anne Marie Hochhalter, who survived the Columbine High School massacre but was partially paralyzed, has been ruled a homicide as her condition contributed to sepsis.

Researchers from Greece presented the case of a patient with post-polycythemia vera myelofibrosis (MF) treated with ruxolitinib who developed miliary tuberculosis during a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis Tuberculosis that occurs outside your lungs is called extrapulmonary tuberculosis. It makes up about 15–20% of cases of tuberculosis infection.

Tuberculous peritonitis is a bacterial infection that affects the peritoneum. It commonly causes abdominal pain and fever, but symptoms may also include weight loss, tiredness, and a loss of appetite.