Medical Must-See: Rare thyroid TB hiding in plain sight
A retired high school teacher with a goitre-like mass on her neck was found to have a rare case of primary thyroid TB that had…
Tag: Tuberculosis
Appendiceal TB traced back to drinking raw milk 40 years earlier: case report
A childhood habit of drinking raw milk was the likely cause of a bovine TB infection that arose decades later, presenting as a rare appendicitis…
Hundreds screened for TB after outbreak in central Australia
Hundreds of people have been screened for TB with free vaccinations offered to at-risk groups in SA as health authorities scramble to contain an outbreak…
GP criticised over care of ‘absolutely emaciated’ child who died of TB
A coroner has criticised a GP over his management and referral of an “outrageously thin” girl who eventually died from TB. The Adelaide GP was…
Aus outcomes ‘excellent’ for multidrug-resistant TB
But respiratory physicians warn that adverse events are frequent and close monitoring of patients is essential.
Back pain and weight loss from a spine gone to Pott
A patient's pain and reduced appetite are symptoms of an ancient disease that poses a lurking threat.
Because not every cough is COVID-19
Less ground glass and more grain on this X-ray.
TB cluster emerges in Sydney hospital
Hundreds of people are being tested for the infection, the hospital says.
Aussie team to trial TB vaccine against COVID-19
Researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne will test the BCG vaccine in 4000 hospital workers.
A GP guide to tuberculosis in Australia
Increasing migration from countries with a high incidence of TB means GPs in Australia are still likely to encounter infected patients.
