RARE CASES OF EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Abstract
The paper describes three rare cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis: placental tuberculosis, tuberculomas of the Fallopian tubes, tuberculosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, and Stage 4 obesity. It analyzes the reasons for the untimely detection of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and emphasizes that physicians of all specialties should be always alert to tuberculosis.
About the Authors
E. V. Kulchavenya
Novosibirsk Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Ministry of Health of Russia;
Novosibirsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Novosibirsk
Russian Federation
Novosibirsk
S. O. Dubrovina
Rostov Research Institute of Obstetrics and Pediatrics, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Rostov-on-Don
Russian Federation
Rostov-on-Don
I. I. Zhukova
Novosibirsk Regional Tuberculosis Dispensary
Russian Federation
Novosibirsk
Russian Federation
Novosibirsk
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For citations:
Kulchavenya E.V., Dubrovina S.O., Zhukova I.I. RARE CASES OF EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. 2015;(3):48-51. (In Russ.)
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