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CME-Antworten: Extrapulmonale Tuberkulose, Praxis Nr. 15

Arpagaus, A. and Weisser, M.. (2019) CME-Antworten: Extrapulmonale Tuberkulose, Praxis Nr. 15. PRAXIS, 108 (15). pp. 1105-1106.

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Abstract

CME: Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Abstract. While tuberculosis mostly manifests as pulmonary infection, a dissemination in any extrapulmonary organ is possible. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis mostly affects lymph nodes, pleura and bones. Patients with immunosuppressive conditions such as an HIV co-infection or immunosuppressive therapies like TNF-alpha-inhibitors have a higher risk of a dissemination of tuberculosis. Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is difficult, as microbiological testing mostly requires invasive procedures to obtain a sample for direct proof of tuberculosis by microscopy, culture, molecular methods (e.g. Xpert(R) MTB/RIF) or histology. Treatment follows guidelines of pulmonary tuberculosis with a two-month regimen consisting of four drugs (rifampicin, isoniazide, pyrazinamide and ethambuthol), followed by a four-month therapy with two drugs (rifampicin and isoniazide). Duration of therapy is extended in tuberculous meningitis to one year and in a skeletal dissemination up to six to nine months. Corticosteroids are recommended in cerebral and pericardial tuberculosis.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
UniBasel Contributors:Weisser, Maja
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Hogrefe
ISSN:1661-8157
e-ISSN:1661-8165
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:07 Apr 2020 11:58
Deposited On:07 Apr 2020 11:58

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