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527 patients of the lung disease hospital filled in questionnaires. Cavernal walls of 22 patients with fibrocavernous lung tuberculosis were studied morphometrically. Among patients with tuberculosis 21.7 +/- 3.6% males and 4.05 +/- 0.8% females smoked. Total amount of tobacco smoke tars was
Patients with a tuberculoma typically present with pulmonary involvement of tuberculosis and have risk factors for tuberculosis (TB). The risk factors for tuberculosis include bacillary load, proximity to infectious case, immunosuppressive conditions, malnutrition, young age, diabetes mellitus,
The underdiagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis lesions, along with an emerging global resistance to antitubercular drugs, warrants an increased awareness of the involvement of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in atypical lesions of oral cavity. Tongue is the most common site of oral tuberculosis. We
A questionnaire survey of 222 phthisiopulmonological inpatients has indicated that 21.7 of the males and 4.05% of the females are smokers. Among clinical and morphological forms of tuberculosis, fibrocavernous tuberculosis is prevalent in smokers. Tuberculoma and post tuberculous fibrosis of varying
Laryngeal tuberculosis (LT) is a rare disease. The therapy for LT is easy but the diagnosis remains a challenge for the pathologist and the laryngologist because of the absence of specific signs. The objective was to analyze the epidemiological and pathological profiles of LT cases in Dakar
A zebrafish genetic screen for determinants of susceptibility to Mycobacterium marinum identified a hypersusceptible mutant deficient in lysosomal cysteine cathepsins that manifests hallmarks of human lysosomal storage diseases. Under homeostatic conditions, mutant macrophages accumulate undigested