Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract: Imaging features with pathological correlation

The prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has been increasing over the past decade, due to the rising number of people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the development of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The genitourinary tract is the most commo...

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Main Authors: Malai Muttarak, W. N. ChiangMai, B. Lojanapiwat
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-623342018-09-11T09:25:50Z Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract: Imaging features with pathological correlation Malai Muttarak W. N. ChiangMai B. Lojanapiwat Medicine The prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has been increasing over the past decade, due to the rising number of people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the development of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The genitourinary tract is the most common site of extrapulmonary TB. Diagnosis is often difficult because TB has a variety of clinical and radiological findings. It can mimic numerous other disease entities. A high level of clinical suspicion and familiarity with various radiological manifestations of TB allow early diagnosis and timely initiation of proper management. This pictorial essay illustrates the spectrum of imaging features of TB affecting the kidney, ureter, bladder, and the female and male genital tracts. 2018-09-11T09:25:50Z 2018-09-11T09:25:50Z 2005-10-01 Journal 00375675 2-s2.0-26044446744 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=26044446744&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62334
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
collection CMU Intellectual Repository
topic Medicine
spellingShingle Medicine
Malai Muttarak
W. N. ChiangMai
B. Lojanapiwat
Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract: Imaging features with pathological correlation
description The prevalence of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) has been increasing over the past decade, due to the rising number of people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the development of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The genitourinary tract is the most common site of extrapulmonary TB. Diagnosis is often difficult because TB has a variety of clinical and radiological findings. It can mimic numerous other disease entities. A high level of clinical suspicion and familiarity with various radiological manifestations of TB allow early diagnosis and timely initiation of proper management. This pictorial essay illustrates the spectrum of imaging features of TB affecting the kidney, ureter, bladder, and the female and male genital tracts.
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author Malai Muttarak
W. N. ChiangMai
B. Lojanapiwat
author_facet Malai Muttarak
W. N. ChiangMai
B. Lojanapiwat
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title Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract: Imaging features with pathological correlation
title_short Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract: Imaging features with pathological correlation
title_full Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract: Imaging features with pathological correlation
title_fullStr Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract: Imaging features with pathological correlation
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract: Imaging features with pathological correlation
title_sort tuberculosis of the genitourinary tract: imaging features with pathological correlation
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