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Hepatic tuberculosis masquerading as malignancy
Background and aimsHepatic tuberculosis (HTB) is rare and mimics neoplastic liver lesions clinico-radiologically leading to misdiagnosis and even...
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Histopathologic patterns of female genital tuberculosis with clinical correlation: a 10-year (2013–2022) retrospective cross-sectional study
ObjectiveUnderdiagnosis of female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) often leads to infertility. In this study, we aimed to determine the site and...
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Skin Tuberculosis: the Perils of Skin Piercing Tradition in Southern India
Body piercing has been practiced for centuries in Asian and African countries as a part of religious and cultural ceremonies. Complications like...
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Imaging of musculoskeletal tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) represents a major public health problem worldwide. Any tissue may be infected. Involvement of the musculoskeletal (MSK) system...
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Role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis in children
BackgroundTo describe sonographic characteristics of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis (CTBL) in children, clinical information, and sonograms of...
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Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in thoracic tuberculosis in the pediatric population: moving beyond conventional radiology
Imaging is crucial in the diagnostic work-up and follow-up after treatment in children with thoracic tuberculosis (TB). Despite various technological...
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Evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management of abdominal tuberculosis
Abdominal tuberculosis is an ancient problem with modern nuances in diagnosis and management. The two major forms are tuberculous peritonitis and...
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A novel multidisciplinary machine learning approach based on clinical, imaging, colonoscopy, and pathology features for distinguishing intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn’s disease
ObjectivesDifferentiating intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) from Crohn’s disease (CD) remains a diagnostic dilemma. Misdiagnosis carries potential grave...
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A Rare Presentation of Thyroid Mass as Tubercular Abscess: A Case Report
Isolated thyroid gland tuberculosis is a rare disease, while even rarer is its presentation as an acute abscess. Here we present the case of a...
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Concomitant tuberculosis of the iliotibial band mimicking a soft tissue tumor and tuberculous trochanteric bursitis: a case report emphasizing on magnetic resonance imaging findings
The risk of tuberculosis (TB) increases in immunocompromised patients. Multiple myeloma is considered a risk factor for TB and myeloma patients with...
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Tubercular serpiginous choroiditis
Tubercular association with serpiginous choroiditis, also called ‘serpiginous-like choroiditis’ or ‘multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis’ (MSC) is...
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Diagnostic and Management Guidelines of Thyroid Tuberculosis: Our Experience and Systematic Review
ObjectiveThyroid tuberculosis has non-specific clinical presentation, difficult diagnosis and specific medical management. The aim of this article is...
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Nasal mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) with necrotizing granulomatous inflammation inducing cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma in a male Yemeni patient
Leishmaniasis is a protozoal infection transmitted by sandfly vector; there are three main types of leishmaniasis: cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL),...
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Clinical performance of Xpert MTB/RIF on contrast-enhanced ultrasound-guided core biopsy specimens for rapid diagnosis of superficial tuberculous lymphadenitis in high TB burden settings
ObjectiveThe diagnosis of superficial tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN) remains difficult due to low detection rate of etiology. To increase the...
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Immunohistochemistry and real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction: importance in the diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis in a Peruvian population
IntroductionThe diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis is challenging even nowadays. This study aims to report the positivity rates of new diagnostic...
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Granulomatous Mastitis—a Close Mimicker of Carcinoma Breast: Our Experience
Granulomatous lobular mastitis is a rare inflammatory condition. The exact etiopathogenesis and optimal treatment is an area of debate. In this case...
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Endoscopic ultrasonographic diagnosis of pancreatic tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients—A case series from eastern India
Tubercular involvement of pancreas is rare. It presents as a focal lesion of pancreas on cross sectional imaging. Endosonography with fine-needle...
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Unusual patterns of tuberculosis on cross-sectional imaging: a pictorial review
BackgroundTuberculosis is routinely encountered on imaging throughout the world. Radiologists are usually familiar with the common patterns of...
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Isolated Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in ENT: A Commonly Missed Diagnosis
Tuberculosis (TB) constitutes 15–20% of TB cases in general practice among HIV-negative adults in India. The head and neck region provides an...
