Welcome to the blog about my rotation and mission in Beira at St. Lucas Clinic of the Universidad Catolica de Mocambique!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuberculosis
PPD test
What a terrible disease! Only 10% of those exposed to this as immunocompetent people actually get infected, but with some much HIV it is far more common in Mozambique.
Side effects/complications of TB include: abdominal TB, Pott's Disease (particularly in children), and along with pulmonary a whole host of extrapulmonary presentations.
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