Tuberculosis in dialysis: Clinical spectrum and outcome from an endemic region.

Published in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2018)

TB in dialysis is mostly extrapulmonary. Early diagnosis is difficult, and the adverse effects of anti-TB medications complicate the treatment. TB in dialysis carries high morbidity and mortality. TB peritonitis has a poor prognosis.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
poor prognosis
chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
long non coding rna
peritoneal dialysis
pulmonary tuberculosis
hiv aids