Tubercular cervicitis: a rare presentation of disseminated tuberculosis

Infections in the tropics- is the bane of yesteryears waning?

“…Last but not the least, the scourge of tuberculosis continues [22] with the emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively-drug resistant (XDR) strains of tuberculosis. Several articles pertaining to the continual menace of tuberculosis find a place in this issue, dealing with extrapulmonary tuberculosis from northeast India [23], unusual presentation of disseminated tuberculosis as tuberculous cervicitis [24] and utility of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting newer genes for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis [25]. The authors of the latter article surmise that using PCR with multiple targets can help in improving the diagnostic accuracy in cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, where most of the times in clinical practice a confirmatory diagnosis remains elusive.…”