Subclinical Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Lusaka, Zambia: A Case Report
Identifying subclinical tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant challenge due to the absence of typical symptoms, the lack of diagnostic tests to distinguish disease states along the TB clinical spectrum, and the inability of plain radiography to pick up subtle changes associated with it. In this paper, we present two instances of subclinical TB identified in a high TB burden setting, highlighting the difficulties in diagnosis, challenges in treatment adherence and completion, and the risk of transmission.
Authors
- Monde Muyoyeta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3609-5403)
- Kondwelani Mateyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1498-7120)
- Nsala Sanjase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6103-0068)
- Seke Muzazu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0101-8416)
- Brian Shuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0708-7570)
- Evelyn K Ngandu
Institutions
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (ZM)
- University Teaching Hospital (ZM)
- University of Zambia (ZM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.96269
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00