ISSN 2326-7291
International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology ISSN 2326-7291 Vol. 8 (1), pp. 001-002, January, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Case Report
Pleomorphic appearance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
S. Malhotra1*, N K. Bhatia2, M. Kaushal2, N. Kaur2 and A. Chauhan2
1Department of Microbiology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
2Department of Pathology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Accepted 08 June, 2018
Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis still remains a substantial global threat due to ill defined mechanisms that enable this organism to persist and replicate. Although molecular methods have revolutionized the diagnostic techniques in tuberculosis, yet a conventional simple microscopy remains the most cheap, easy and simple method for its diagnosis. The only requirement for the same is a trained eye to identify different pleomorphic forms of acid fast bacilli from the clinical specimen. We present here a case report of tubercular lumbar abscess with an unusual morphology.
Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, morphology, microscopy