Incidence, etiopathogenesis and pathological aspects of genitourinary tuberculosis in India: A journey revisited | Zendy

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Incidence, etiopathogenesis and pathological aspects of genitourinary tuberculosis in India: A journey revisited

Author(s) -

SiddharthaDatta Gupta,

Prasenjit Das,

Arvind Ahuja

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

indian journal of urology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1998-3824

pISSN - 0970-1591

DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.42618

Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , genitourinary system , incidence (geometry) , tuberculosis , pathology , physics , optics

Tuberculosis is one of the major health problems in India. Genitourinary tuberculosis comprises 20% of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and is the most common extrapulmonary system to be affected by this disease. The recent surge in the incidence of HIV-infected patients in India has further ignited the fury. Though the members of the Mycobacterium species are well identified, the incidence could not be controlled due to its complex etiopathogenesis and genetic background.

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