Publications by authors named "Purneetha Singh"

Lyme disease is a tick-borne multisystem disorder transmitted by the family of Ixodes and caused by a spirochete, . An early manifestation of the disease presents with skin lesions typically called Erythema chronicum migrans (ECM). Doxycycline should be the antibiotic of choice used for its treatment.

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Tuberculosis (TB), especially extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), is an important cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in areas endemic to TB. Liver involvement in TB in the absence of miliary TB is rare. A definitive diagnosis of primary hepatic TB can be challenging and relies on the histological and/or bacteriological findings of the liver tissue obtained by biopsy.

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