disseminated tuberculosis

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• disseminated tuberculosis — 1. tuberculosis that has spread to other organs from a primary focus (usually pulmonary tuberculosis) through hematogenous or lymphohematogenous channels; its incidence is increased among immunocompromised patients. 2. miliary t …   Medical dictionary

• Tuberculosis miliar — 220px La tuberculosis miliar se caracteriza por una infección crónica del M.tuberculosis que se ha diseminado a través de otros órganos vía hematológica o linfática. Clasificación y recursos externos CIE 10 A …   Wikipedia Español

• tuberculosis — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, TB, acute articular rheumatism, aerogenic tuberculosis, ague, alkali disease, ambulatory plague, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Tuberculosis — Classification and external resources Chest X ray of a person with advanced tuberculosis ICD 10 A …   Wikipedia

• Tuberculosis diagnosis — Tuberculosis is diagnosed by finding Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in a clinical specimen taken from the patient. While other investigations may strongly suggest tuberculosis as the diagnosis, they cannot confirm it.=Diagnosis=A complete… …   Wikipedia

• Tuberculosis — A highly contagious infection caused by the bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tubercles (tiny lumps) are a characteristic finding. Diagnosis may be made by skin test, which if positive should will be followed by a chest X ray to… …   Medical dictionary

• renal tuberculosis — disseminated tuberculosis that has spread to the kidney, often the first manifestation of genitourinary tuberculosis. Pathological changes include granulomatous inflammation and caseous necrosis of kidney tissue. Called also nephrotuberculosis …   Medical dictionary

• skeletal tuberculosis — disseminated tuberculosis that has spread to bones and joints, leading to conditions such as spinal tuberculosis and tuberculous arthritis. Called also t. of bones and joints …   Medical dictionary

• hematogenous tuberculosis — disseminated tuberculosis that is carried through the bloodstream …   Medical dictionary

• Miliary tuberculosis — Classification and external resources Miliary tuberculosis is characterized by a chronic, contagious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that has spread to other organs of the body by the blood or lymph system …   Wikipedia

• disseminated miliary tuberculosis — cutaneous miliary t …   Medical dictionary