| ACS | acrocallosal syndrome; acrocephalosyndactyly; acute chest syndrome; acute confusional state; Alcon C... |
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| ADS | acute death syndrome; acute diarrheal syndrome; Alcohol Dependence Scale; alternative delivery syste... |
| AHC | academic health care; academic health center; acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis; acute hemorrhagic cy... |
| AHE | acute hazardous events [database]; acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis |
| AID | acquired immunodeficiency disease; acute infectious disease; acute ionization detector; Agency for I... |
| tuberculosis cutis orificialis | Any tuberculous lesion in or about the mouth or anus. Synonym: tuberculosis ulcerosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tuberculosis cutis verrucosa | A tuberculous skin lesion having a warty surface with a chronic inflammatory base seen on the hands in adults and lower extremities in children, with marked hypersensitivity to tuberculous antigens. See: postmortem wart. Synonym: lupus papillomatosus, lupus verrucosus, tuberculous wart, verrucous scrofuloderma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculosis, endocrine | Tuberculous infection of the endocrine glands. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, female genital | Tuberculosis of the genitalia in women. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, gastrointestinal | Gastric and/or enteric tuberculosis. This condition is marked by spreading ulcers and diarrhoea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis: gastrointestinal manifestations | <radiology> Ileocaecal area, most common site (80-90%), Stierlin sign, Fleischner sign, thickened ileocaecal valve, fissures, ulcers, sinus tracts, fistulas, perforation, colon, segmental involvement; especially on right side, ulcerating colitis with pseudopolyps, hourglass stricture, wall thickening, gastroduodenal area, simultaneous involvement of pylorus and duodenum, stenotic pylorus with gastric outlet obstruction, narrowed antrum (linitis plastica appearance), ulcers, thickened folds, antral fistula, oesophagus, least common site, ulcers, stricture, mass, sinus tracts (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, hepatic | Infection of the liver with tubercle bacilli producing localised granulomata, miliary lesions, or tuberculoma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, laryngeal | Tuberculosis involving the larynx, producing ulceration of the vocal cords and laryngeal mucosa. It is commonly attended by hoarseness, cough, pain on swallowing, and haemoptysis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis lymphadenitis | Lymphadenitis resulting from infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; tuberculosis of the lymph nodes. Synonym: tuberculosis lymphadenitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculosis, lymph node | Infection of the lymph nodes by tuberculosis. Tuberculous infection of the cervical lymph nodes is scrofula. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, male genital | Tuberculosis of the genitalia in men. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, meningeal | Tuberculous meningitis. The causative agent is mycobacterium tuberculosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant | Tuberculosis resistant to chemotherapy with two or more antitubercular agents. The problem of resistance is particularly troublesome in tuberculosis as an opportunistic disease in HIV infection. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, ocular | Tuberculous infection of the eye, primarily the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, oral | Tuberculosis of the mouth, tongue, and salivary glands. (12 Dec 1998) |