The tuberculosis vaccine, also known as the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, is used to protect against tuberculosis (TB) and related complications. The BCG vaccine is no longer routinely given ...

Tuberculosis, lymphoma and adult-onset Still's disease are the main diseases among infections, cancers and noninfectious inflammatory diseases respectively. During the last four decades ...

For the first time, the British Thoracic Society (BTS), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) have collaborated to develop ...

hotmail.fr Objective The aim of this study was to better characterise clinical presentation, management and outcome in infants and children with brain abscess. Methods The authors conducted a ...

The rash can be red, itchy and scaly and have the potential to form pus-filled abscesses and scars. What causes ringworm? Despite its name, a fungus causes ringworm. This type of fungus naturally ...

"It's damn sore." When TB HIV Care returned to the area, its health workers noticed that an unusually large number of beneficiaries had abscesses on their arms. Nobahle Madolo, a professional ...

“It’s damn sore.” When TB HIV Care returned to the area, its health workers noticed that an unusually large number of beneficiaries had abscesses on their arms. Nobahle Madolo, a professional nurse ...

ELMHURST, Ill. (WLS) -- Classes continued as normal Monday at Elmhurst University despite the diagnosis late last week of a student with tuberculosis. Two more students have suspected cases ...

He noted that tuberculosis has risen steadily in recent years despite being on the decline for decades. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 9,615 cases of ...

A subareolar nipple abscess is a pus-filled sore found on the breast below the nipple or areola. The areola is the ring of darker (pigmented) skin that circles the nipple. An abscess forms when ...

In diverticulitis, a fistula typically forms when a diverticular abscess extends into a nearby organ. A diverticular fistula occurs in about 4 to 20 percent of diverticulitis cases, and it usually ...