Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB) represents a significant subset of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, affecting the kidneys, ureters, bladder and reproductive organs. The disease typically arises via ...

Genitourinary TB is on the rise, but it is difficult to diagnose, leading to a delay in treatment that worsens renal damage, a urologist warns. The infection manifests as pyelonephritis, renal colic, ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of humanity’s oldest and most persistent health challenges. Despite significant medical advances, this infectious disease continues to affect millions globally, with ...

Tuberculosis is usually discussed as a disease of the lungs. Cough, fever, weight loss and weakness are the symptoms most people recognise.But doctors say the infection does not always stay limited to ...

In January 2021, SA, the middle of three siblings, a bright adolescent in the slums of Howrah, aspired to clear her class 12 exams soon, and start earning for the family. Her father was a headloader ...

Pune: Of the 2,30,328 cases of tuberculosis the state recorded last year, 36% — or more than 82,000 people — had a more worrying type of TB known as extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), an analysis of state ...