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16735017

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
Tuberculosis (TB) can spread to any tissue or organ of the body by way of hematogenous or lymphatic dissemination or contiguity. However, pulmonary TB is the most common presentation and the only form of the disease of epidemiologic importance. Consequently, the literature on the various forms of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) is scant, and most of the published authors are specialists in specific extrapulmonary forms. As a result, in most of the major areas of study of EPTB, recommendations similar to those for pulmonary TB or others based on little or no evidence have been accepted. This lack of evidence is of particular concern in the case of treatment guidelines. The present article reviews important work that has given rise to current treatment guidelines. While most of these guidelines reveal the lack of evidence available on this subject, it can, nevertheless, be concluded that a 6-month treatment regimen similar to that used in patients with pulmonary TB may be sufficient to treat all forms of EPTB, including meningeal disease. The role of steroids and surgery in the treatment of TB affecting different sites is also discussed. Other topics dealt with are the considerations that should be taken into account and the treatment modifications necessary in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0300-2896
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
194-201
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[Controversies in the treatment of extrapulmonary tuberculosis].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Neumología, Hospital General Dr. José Ignacio Baldó, El Algodonal, Caracas, Venezuela.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review