A Case of Multifocal Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis in Pregnant Woman

Albaadani, Abeer; Anazi, Abdulaziz Al

doi:10.14740/jmc2585w

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“…MDR-TB has also been reported to affect the women of childbearing age. This is of particular concern when the patients are pregnant and require administration of anti-TB therapy that not only affects the mother, but may also have serious consequences on the fetus [ 32 ]. Genital tuberculosis has been reported for significant morbidity with varying incidence rates.…”

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A Saudi Arabian Public Health Perspective of Tuberculosis

Saati

Khurram

Faidah

et al. 2021

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Tuberculosis is a global health challenge due to its spreading potential. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) faces a challenge in the spread of tuberculosis from migrant workers, but the foremost threat is the huge number of pilgrims who travel to visit sacred sites of the Islamic world located in the holy cities of Makkah and Al Madina. Pilgrims visit throughout the year but especially in the months of Ramadan and Zul-Hijah. The rise of resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an established global phenomenon that makes such large congregations likely hotspots in the dissemination and spread of disease at a global level. Although very stringent and effective measures exist, the threat remains due to the ever-changing dynamics of this highly pathogenic disease. This overview primarily highlights the current public health challenges posed by this disease to the Saudi health system, which needs to be highlighted not only to the concerned authorities of KSA, but also to the concerned global quarters since the pilgrims and migrants come from all parts of the world with a majority coming from high tuberculosis-burdened countries.

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A Saudi Arabian Public Health Perspective of Tuberculosis

Saati

Khurram

Faidah

et al. 2021

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“…In the UK, in over 6-years period, from 1999 to 2004, 729 patients had TB; of those, 8 % (61 cases) had musculoskeletal involvement, with 30 patients had spinal TB. Immigrants from endemic areas, such as the Indian subcontinent fashioned most of those patients [5] .…”

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