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Tuberculosis
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Definition
: Any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals caused by species of MYCOBACTERIUM.
caused by various species of Mycobacterium; GEN: prefer specifics; if unspecified as just "tuberculosis", TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY is probably the correct heading but check text carefully; tuberculid: index under TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS; /drug ther: consi
See Also
Antitubercular Agents
;
Interferon-gamma Release Tests
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Tuberculin Test
Examples
Latent Tuberculosis
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Peritonitis, Tuberculous
;
Tuberculoma
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Tuberculosis, Avian
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Tuberculosis, Bovine
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Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular
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Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System
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Tuberculosis, Cutaneous
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Tuberculosis, Endocrine
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Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
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Tuberculosis, Hepatic
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Tuberculosis, Laryngeal
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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
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Tuberculosis, Miliary
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
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Tuberculosis, Ocular
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Tuberculosis, Oral
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Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular
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Tuberculosis, Pleural
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Tuberculosis, Splenic
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Tuberculosis, Urogenital
Other names
Tuberculoses; Koch Disease; Disease, Kochs; Disease, Koch's; Kochs Disease; Koch's Disease