Routine Ultrasonography for Intensified Tuberculosis Case Finding in High Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Tuberculosis (TB) Burdened Countries: A Proposed Frame Work.

In high-burdened countries, abdominal TB is the common site for active EPTB in people living with HIV/AIDS[ 1 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ] along with site other sites such as the lungs, the pleural, peripheral, and intrathoracic lymph nodes.[ 9 ] The nonspecific nature of the presentation of EPTB makes it difficult for clinical specimens for bacteriological confirmation, thus making diagnosis difficult and delayed, and disease may go undetected.[ 10 ] Morbidity and mortality from HIV/AIDS-EPTB co-infection are highly significant,[ 9 , 10 , 11 ] efforts in achieving early and prompt diagnosis in resource-scarce settings with high TB burden is very essential in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDG) 3.3 global target of ending the epidemics of AIDS, TB, malaria, and other neglected diseases of the tropics, combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases, and other communicable diseases by 2030.[ 3 ] M IAGING I NVESTIGATION OF E XTRA -P ULMONARY T UBERCULOSIS Radiology plays a vital role in the correct screening, confirmation, and documentation of the course of diseases.

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