Arteritis Tuberculous

Tuberculous arteritis is associated with vascular vasculitis of the renal glomeruli in patients with tuberculosis. Infectious agents and immunological processes cause atherosclerotic changes in blood vessels and can lead to their blockage. However, patients with bacterial infections (including tuberculosis) rarely suffer from T.A.; the rare cases that exist are probably due to the increased use of anti-tuberculosis drugs. Clinical manifestations of T.A. well known. It is most often diagnosed in people who abuse alcohol or smoke. In such patients, the disease can progress very quickly and lead to kidney failure, pregnancy complications, and abdominal bleeding. Treatment of T.A.: immunosuppressive therapy with short courses of glucocorticoids.

Arterial tuberculosis is an inflammatory vascular disease associated with the presence of tuberculosis in the blood, especially with secondary