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| 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) |
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| 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, miliary | An acute form of tuberculosis in which minute tubercles are formed in a number of organs of the body due to dissemination of the bacilli through the blood stream. (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) |
| tuberculosis, osteoarticular | Tuberculosis of the bones or joints. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis papulonecrotica | Dusky-red papules followed by crusting and ulceration primarily on the extremities and predominantly in young adults with a deep focus of tuberculosis or with a history of preceding infection. Synonym: tuberculosis cutis follicularis disseminata, tuberculosis papulonecrotica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculosis, peritoneal | Tuberculosis of the serous lining of the abdomen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, pleural | Tuberculosis of the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and surrounding the lungs. (12 Dec 1998) |