Primary focus of infection

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• Primary inoculation tuberculosis — (also known as Cutaneous primary complex, [1] Primary tuberculous complex, [2] and Tuberculous chancre [1]) is a skin condition that develops at the site of inoculation of tubercle bacilli into a tuberculosis free individual.[2]:334 …   Wikipedia

• primary complex — 1. the combination of a parenchymal pulmonary lesion (Ghon focus or tubercle) and a corresponding lymph node focus, occurring in primary tuberculosis, usually in children; it may undergo cellular necrosis and eventually calcify. Similar lesions… …   Medical dictionary

• primary — adj. Primary is used with these nouns: ↑agent, ↑aim, ↑allegiance, ↑campaign, ↑care, ↑cause, ↑challenge, ↑colour, ↑commodity, ↑complaint, ↑component, ↑con …   Collocations dictionary

• Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection — Mycobacterium intracellulare Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Actinobacteria Order …   Wikipedia

• Ghon focus — A Ghon focus is a primary lesion caused by mycobacterium bacilli (tuberculosis) developed in the lung of a previously uninfected individual. It is named for Anton Ghon (1866 1936), an Austrian pathologist.It is a small area of granulomatous… …   Wikipedia

• Transmission and infection of H5N1 — from infected avian sources to humans is a concern due to the global spread of H5N1 that constitutes a pandemic threat.Infected birds pass on H5N1 through their saliva, nasal secretions, and feces. Other birds may pick up the virus through direct …   Wikipedia

• Septicemia — Systemic (bodywide) illness with toxicity due to invasion of the bloodstream by virulent bacteria coming from a local seat of infection. The symptoms of chills, fever and exhaustion are caused by the bacteria and substances they produce. The… …   Medical dictionary

• lymphadenitis — Inflammation of a lymph node or lymph node s. [lymphadeno + G. itis, inflammation] dermatopathic l. SYN: dermatopathic lymphadenopathy. mesenteric l. SYN: mesenteric adenitis. paratuberculous l. old term for chronic inflammation of certain …   Medical dictionary

• giant cell — ▪ pathology also called  Langhans giant cell        large cell characterized by an arc of nuclei (nucleus) toward the outer membrane. The cell is formed by the fusion of epithelioid cells, which are derived from immune cells called macrophages.… …   Universalium

• moniliid — mo·nil·iid mə nil ē əd n a secondary commonly generalized dermatitis resulting from hypersensitivity developed in response to a primary focus of infection with a fungus of the genus Candida …   Medical dictionary

• tuberculous gumma — a variant of scrofuloderma consisting of a subcutaneous nodule that becomes fluctuant and drains, with undermined ulceration and sinus formation; it is caused by hematogenous spread of tubercle bacilli from a primary focus of infection owing to… …   Medical dictionary