| MOTT | mycobacteria other than tuberculosis |
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| Mt | megatonne; Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Mtb | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| NAPT | National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis |
| PBE | tuberculin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis bovis [Ger. Perlsucht Bacillen-emulsion] |
| tuberculosis, meningeal | Tuberculous meningitis. The causative agent is mycobacterium tuberculosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 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) |
| tuberculosis, pulmonary | Tuberculosis of the lungs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, renal | Infection of the kidney with species of mycobacterium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis societies | Voluntary agencies concerned with prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, spinal | Osteitis or caries of the vertebrae, usually occurring as a complication of tuberculosis of the lungs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, splenic | Infection of the spleen with species of mycobacterium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis ulcerosa | Any tuberculous lesion in or about the mouth or anus. Synonym: tuberculosis ulcerosa. (05 Mar 2000) |