Labial Biopsy in Patients With Tuberculosis Disease

Hopital Lariboisière

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sarcoidosis; Tuberculosis

Treatments: Other: labial biopsy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02115854

granuloma1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The distinction between Tuberculosis disease (TB), a worldwide infective granulomatosis requiring long-term antibiotic treatment, and sarcoïdosis, a rare granulomatous disease successfully treated with high dose steroids is not straightforward and may delay the treatment choice by the physician.

The goal was to evaluate prospectively and consecutively the presence of epithelioid granulomas in salivary glands biopsy of patients with TB.

Enrollment: 65 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adults above 18 years,
• bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis

Exclusion criteria

• patient not able to sign written consent

Trial design

65 participants in 1 patient group

bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis

Treatment:

Other: labial biopsy