Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Suhasini Gazula Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 136 ISBN: 9783848486335
Описание
Tuberculosis (TB) still remains the largest cause of death in the world from a single infectious disease & also the most common opportunistic infection in AIDS patients globally. Genitourinary Tuberculosis (GUTB) accounts for about one-third cases of nonpulmonary TB. Resurgence of TB has occurred in recent years due to an expanding pool of immune-suppressed patients, notably HIV-infected individuals, large immigrant populations from developing nations & the development of multidrug-resistant TB. Despite contributing to a lot of morbidity like recurrent urinary tract infections, hematuria, hydronephrosis due to ureteral strictures, infertility etc., there is scarcely any literature regarding genitourinary TB-its manifestation, diagnosis and treatment, making its detection & management very challenging. This analysis is an in-depth review of a sizeable number of cases of Genitourinary TB-their clinical presentation, diagnostic modalities, medical & surgical management & will be of...