The silent pandemic in South Africa : extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel

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dc.contributor.authorLe Roux, Camilla E.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVlok, Sucari S. C.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-30T06:52:00Z
dc.date.available2023-03-30T06:52:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-04
dc.descriptionCITATION: Le Roux, C. E. & Vlok, S. S. C. 2021. The silent pandemic in South Africa : extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel. South African Journal of Radiology, 25(1):a2026, doi:10.4102/sajr.v25i1.2026.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://sajr.org.za
dc.description.abstractExtra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the leading cause of communicable disease-related deaths in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide and in South Africa. Mycobacterium tuberculosis disseminates haematogenously from an active primary lung focus and may affect extra-pulmonary sites in up to 15% of patients. Extra-pulmonary TB may present with a normal chest radiograph, which often causes a significant diagnostic dilemma. This review describes the main sites of involvement in EPTB, which is illustrated by local imaging examples.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/2026
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent9 pages : illustrations
dc.identifier.citationLe Roux, C. E. & Vlok, S. S. C. 2021. The silent pandemic in South Africa : extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heel. South African Journal of Radiology, 25(1):a2026, doi:10.4102/sajr.v25i1.2026.
dc.identifier.issn2078-6778 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1027-202X (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/sajr.v25i1.2026
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126733
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_ZA
dc.subjectMycobacterium tuberculosisen_ZA
dc.subjectCommunicable diseasesen_ZA
dc.titleThe silent pandemic in South Africa : extra-pulmonary tuberculosis from head to heelen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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