Aim: To analyze the prevalence of nonspecific UTI in patients with tuberculosis and to evaluate the efficiency of therapy and prevention measures.
Material And Methods: A total of 936 patients with tuberculosis of various localizations aged from 18 to 96 years were examined. There were 447 men (47.
Probl Tuberk Bolezn Legk
August 2006
Seroechography, duplex, color, and energy Doppler studies were used to examine 50 patients with different forms of renal tuberculosis. The nature of renal blood flow was shown to depend on the magnitude of pathomorphological changes in tuberculous lesion. Spectral and energy Doppler studies revealed enhanced blood flow in the area of tuberculous infiltration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt is virtually very difficult to make a differential diagnosis of cavernous nephrotuberculosis and caliceopyeloectasia (CPE), as well as a combination of caverns and CPE at primary renal ultrasound scanning. Therefore, a complex of diagnostic methods for nephrotuberculosis should include drug echography with a diuretic. Comparing X-ray findings, ultrasound and drug echography with a diuretic allows one to differentiate cavernous nephrotuberculosis from CPE and their combinations with confidence.
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