Disseminated tuberculosis

Disseminated tuberculosis
Definition
Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection that has spread from the lungs to other parts of the body through the blood or lymph system.

Disseminated tuberculosis
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Disseminated tuberculosis
Alternate Names : Miliary tuberculosis, Tuberculosis - disseminated, Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Definition ...

Disseminated tuberculosis (tuberculosis that has spread beyond the lungs to other organs)
Lung and other organ damage
Mediastinitis (inflammation inside the mid-chest area) ...

See also: Disseminated tuberculosis
Symptoms
The primary stage of the disease usually doesn't cause symptoms. When symptoms of pulmonary TB occur, they may include: ...

Disseminated tuberculosis
Distal median nerve dysfunction
Distal renal tubular acidosis
Diverticulitis
Double aortic arch
Double inlet left ventricle
Double outlet right ventricle
Down syndrome
Drug abuse and dependence
Drug allergies ...

These infections include Candida (a yeast infection) of the esophagus or lungs, disseminated tuberculosis, PCP pneumonia, several bouts of bacterial pneumonia, and extrapulmonary coccidiomycosis and histoplasmosis.

The use of A-Hydrocort sterile powder in active tuberculosis should be restricted to those cases of fulminating or disseminated tuberculosis in which the corticosteroid is used for the management of the disease in conjunction with appropriate ...

For men, inflammation and infection of the prostate, testicles, or epididymis.
Contraction of the bladder or obstruction of the ureters.
Allergic reaction to BCG or disseminated tuberculosis.

Absence of diurnal variation suggests a central source. Reversal of the diurnal pattern (“typhus inversus') occurs with disseminated tuberculosis, typhoid fever, polyarteritis nodosa, and salicylate toxicity.

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a tuberculosis vaccine used in countries outside the United States. With BCG, the side effects may include fever, joint pain, inflammation of the prostate, or disseminated tuberculosis.

See also: Tuberculosis, Cancer, Symptom, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Pregnancy