1B13.0
category
Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site
Definition
A disease caused by an infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is disseminated through the body, and affecting a specific body site. This disease is characterised by numerous small lesions of 1-5 millimetre(s) in any organ, and fever. Transmission is commonly by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by radiography, CT, ultrasonography, and identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, depending on the site affected.
Also indexed as
Acute miliary cutaneous tuberculosisAcute miliary lung TB - [tuberculosis]Acute miliary lung TBC - [tuberculosis]Acute miliary lung tuberculosisAcute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified siteTuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminataacute miliary tuberculosis