What pulmonologists need to know about extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) can affect all organs. Its diagnosis is often challenging, especially when the lung is not involved. Some EPT locations, such as when the central nervous system is involved, are a medical emergency, and some have implications for treatment options and length. This r...

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Autores principales: Natali, Delphine, Cloatre, Georges, Brosset, Christian, Verdalle, Pierre, Fauvy, Alain, Massart, Jean-Pierre, Vo Van, Quy, Gerard, Nelly, Dobler, Claudia C., Hovette, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7910020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33664835
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0216-2020
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author Natali, Delphine
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Verdalle, Pierre
Fauvy, Alain
Massart, Jean-Pierre
Vo Van, Quy
Gerard, Nelly
Dobler, Claudia C.
Hovette, Philippe
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description Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) can affect all organs. Its diagnosis is often challenging, especially when the lung is not involved. Some EPT locations, such as when the central nervous system is involved, are a medical emergency, and some have implications for treatment options and length. This review describes clinical features of EPT, diagnostic tests and treatment regimens.
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spelling pubmed-79100202021-03-03 What pulmonologists need to know about extrapulmonary tuberculosis Natali, Delphine Cloatre, Georges Brosset, Christian Verdalle, Pierre Fauvy, Alain Massart, Jean-Pierre Vo Van, Quy Gerard, Nelly Dobler, Claudia C. Hovette, Philippe Breathe (Sheff) Reviews Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) can affect all organs. Its diagnosis is often challenging, especially when the lung is not involved. Some EPT locations, such as when the central nervous system is involved, are a medical emergency, and some have implications for treatment options and length. This review describes clinical features of EPT, diagnostic tests and treatment regimens. European Respiratory Society 2020-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7910020/ /pubmed/33664835 http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0216-2020 Text en Copyright ©ERS 2021 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Breathe articles are open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence 4.0.
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Hovette, Philippe
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