Socio-economic status and the duration of pulmonary tuberculosis symptoms in women treated at the Mazovian Treatment Centre of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Otwock.

Introduction: The prevalence of tuberculosis depends on various factors such as migration, homelessness, malnutrition, unemployment, bad life conditions and the aging of a society. The aim of this study was to evaluate tuberculosis in females treated at the Mazovian Treatment Centre of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (Mazowieckie Centrum Leczenia Chorób Płuc i Gruźlicy) in Otwock, regarding the context of demographic, social and professional status of female patients. The duration of the illness and the extent of radiographic changes were also taken into consideration.

[Spleen and medullary tuberculosis].

Spleen is a rare extra-pulmonary tuberculosis manifestation. The spleen tuberculosis is caused by the blood derivative dissemination of mycobacteria. The symptoms can suggest a hematological disease, but it is difficult to make a diagnosis, especially when there are no pulmonary changes.