1 MD. Radiologist, Universidad de Mariano Galvez de Guatemala.
2 General Physician, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
3 General Physician, Universidad Libre, Barranquilla, Colombia.
4 General Physician, Fundación Universitaria Juan N Corpas, Bogotá, Colombia.
5 General Physician, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
6 General Physician, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá, Colombia.
7 General Physician, Corporación Universitaria Rafael Núñez, Cartagena, Colombia.
8 General Physician, Corporación Universitaria Remington, Medellin, Colombia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(03), 185-192
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.3.0091
Received on 21 January 2022; revised on 07 March 2022; accepted on 09 March 2022
Tuberculosis (TB) is a re-emerging disease and an important cause of mortality. It manifests in two forms: pulmonary, which affects only the lungs, and extrapulmonary, which is defined as bacteriologically confirmed or clinically diagnosed infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that involves organs other than the lungs, being the pleural one of the most common. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is usually the result of hematogenous dissemination of pulmonary infection and, therefore, indicates long-standing disease. The diagnosis of these forms of presentation represents a challenge due to the varied clinical manifestations, which requires a high index of suspicion, and early identification is essential to establish adequate treatment in these patients, since this presentation represents greater morbidity than the pulmonary form.
Tuberculosis; Tomography; Extrapulmonary; Diagnosis
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Roberto Eduardo Guerra Estrada, Edwin Camilo Arevalo Marquez, Ricardo David Rodríguez Camargo, Ingrith Tatiana Poveda Castillo, Julián Miguel Gandur Ropero, Leonardo Eduardo Dussan Duque, Ever Raúl García Otero, Yenia Quinto Mosquera and Wilson David Martínez Palacios. Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Tomographic manifestations and associated complications. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(3), 185-192. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2022.13.3.0091