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Extrapulmonary TuberculosisAka: Disseminated tuberculosis, Miliary Tuberculosis
- Areas of dissemination
- Tuberculous Lymphadenitis (most common form)
- Pleural Tuberculosis (5%)
- Skeletal Tuberculosis (35%)
- Tuberculous Meningitis
- CSF with moderate lymphcytosis
- Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis
- Genitourinary Tuberculosis
- Tuberculous Peritonitis
- Miliary Tuberculosis
- Tuberculous Pericarditis
- Miliary Tuberculosis (disseminated Tuberculosis)
- Seen in AIDS and untreated Tuberculosis
- Presents with fever, Night Sweats, weight loss
- PPD is positive in only 50% of cases
- Management
- Duration of therapy (phase 1 and 2 combined)
- Most forms of extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: 4-7 months
- CNS Tuberculosis: 9-12 months
- Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis: Extended duration
- Phase 1: First 2 months (altered if suspect resistance)
- Phase 2: Duration varies per guidelines above
- Duration of therapy (phase 1 and 2 combined)
- References
Tuberculosis, Miliary (C0041321) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | 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. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 018, 018.9, 018.90 |
| MSH | D014391 |
| English | Miliary Tuberculoses, Miliary tuberculosis, MTB - Miliary tuberculosis, Unspecified miliary tuberculosis |
| Spanish | tuberculosis miliar |
| Parent Concepts | Tuberculosis (C0041296), Tuberculosis, Miliary (C0041321), [X]Acute miliary tuberculosis, unspecified (C0152915), Duplicate concept (C1274013) |
| Sources | DXP, ICD9CM, MSH, NCI, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Tuberculosis, extrapulmonary (C0679362) | |
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| English | extrapulmonary tuberculosis |
| Spanish | TB extrapulmonar, tuberculosis extrapulmonar |
| Parent Concepts | Tuberculosis (C0041296) |
| Sources | AOD, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |