Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In most forms of the disease, the bacillus spreads slowly and widely in the lungs, causing the formation of hard nodules (tubercles) or large cheeselike masses that break down th
Discussion This prospective study demonstrates that the known etiology of uveitis is most commonly infectious in Indonesia. Furthermore, we show that the majority of patients consulted an ophthalmologist when uveitis had entered the late stage and they already had poor VA and complications. This late...
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical. Related to disseminated tuberculosis: sarcoidosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, Miliary TBtuberculosis tuberculosis (TB), contagious, wasting disease caused by any of several mycobacteria. The most common form of the disease is tuberculosis of the ...
摘要: Presentation Tuberculosis of the skin is found throughout the world, although the incidence is gradually falling. It is most commonly seen in communities with malnutrition and poor hygiene.关键词: Humans Tuberculosis, Cutaneous 出版时间: 1985 ...
However he was convinced that the disease was caused by a bacterium and was infectious, tested his postulates using guinea pigs, and found the causative agent to be slow growing mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is the second most common cause of death from infectious diseases after HIV/AIDS. Drug...
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infection that most commonly affects the lungs but that can also involve other parts of the body. Types of TB Tuberculosis is classified into 2 types: latent TB and active TB. Active TB is highly contagious and is spread through the air. Symptoms of active TB ...
Freshmen TB screening had been an essential measure for TB prevention and control in schools in China, as it effectively reduced the risk of transmission [2]. Etiological diagnosis is considered as the gold standard for tuberculosis diagnosis [31]. However, most of the 18 confirmed cases in ...
Currently there are several formulations such as PPD-S2 (Aplisol; JHP Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Rochester, USA) and Tubersol (Sanofi Pasteur Limited, Swiftwater, USA), which are mainly used in the US and Canada, and PPD RT23 (AJ Vaccines, Denmark) which is the most commonly used worldwide [...
TB is most commonly a disease of the lung (pulmonary TB), but can present in any organ of the body (extrapulmonary TB). Miliary TB is the term used for TB that has spread into the bloodstream. Often TB first manifests in the lungs but then spreads via the blood and lymph to other ...
Nonspecific areas of neutrophils and necrosing Mtb, most commonly in the liver, spleen, bone marrow, lungs, and kidney. Meningeal involvement is not seen. Nonreactive miliary TB can present as sepsis. Physical examination might reveal enlargement of the involved organ (splenomegaly or hepatomegaly...