2014
A 33-year-old Haitian immigrant with 7 months of abdominal pain and progressive distension
Farhadian S, Shenoi SV, Villanueva MS. A 33-year-old Haitian immigrant with 7 months of abdominal pain and progressive distension. BMJ Case Reports 2014, 2014: bcr2014205371. PMID: 25008341, PMCID: PMC4091201, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-205371.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTB peritonitisAbdominal painPositive tuberculin skin testNon-necrotising granulomasAnti-TB treatmentLatent tuberculosis infectionSmall bowel mesenteryTuberculin skin testAbdominal CT scanAbnormal soft tissuePeritoneal thickeningAbdominal distensionDilated loopsMild ascitesPulmonary TBHIV testingSputum cultureTuberculosis infectionBowel mesenterySmall bowelOmental massSkin testProgressive distensionBiopsy culturesGreater omentum
2010
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in children with human immunodeficiency virus in rural South Africa.
Thomas TA, Shenoi SV, Heysell SK, Eksteen FJ, Sunkari VB, Gandhi NR, Friedland G, Shah NS. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in children with human immunodeficiency virus in rural South Africa. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2010, 14: 1244-51. PMID: 20843414, PMCID: PMC3030274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusXDR-TB diagnosisXDR-TBDrug-resistant tuberculosisPediatric wardImmunodeficiency virusRural South AfricaXDR-TB patientsXDR-TB treatmentActive antiretroviral therapySputum culture conversionNeuropsychiatric side effectsHospital pediatric wardInfection control policiesCulture conversionAntiretroviral therapyRadiographic improvementNosocomial transmissionOverlapping toxicitiesMicrobiologic dataHIV treatmentMedical recordsMicrobiologic diagnosisHIV therapyPrevious history