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Tuberculosis
Investigators at Winthrop University have published new data on tuberculosis
March 10th, 2009
"Miliary or disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis continues to be a difficult diagnostic challenge. The clinical signs and symptoms of miliary tuberculosis (TB) depend on the extent and severity of both Pulmonary and extrapulmonary organ involvement," scientists in the United States report. "When miliary TB presents as a fever of unknown origin (FUO), the diagnosis of miliary TB can be particularly perplexing. Because only 10% to 20% of patients have a history of antecedent TB, the diagnosis of miliary TB often goes unsuspected until suggested by miliary calcifications on the chest x-ray. High-resolution computed tomography of the chest has enhanced the diagnosis of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-10)
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