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Also known as hydrothorax, Tuberculosis, TB, phthisis, phthisis pulmonalis, consumption, phtisis, phthosis pulmonalis
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Tuberculosis is a contagious disease caused by bacteria that usually affects the lungs, though it can spread to other parts of the body, and while most people infected show no symptoms, a small proportion develop active disease that can be fatal if untreated. It matters because active tuberculosis causes serious symptoms like chronic cough, fever, and weight loss, and without treatment can kill infected people.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Tuberculosis
- Medical condition.image
- Tuberculosis-x-ray-1.jpg
- Medical condition.alt
- Chest X-ray of a person with advanced tuberculosis
- Medical condition.caption
- Chest X-ray of a person with advanced tuberculosis: Infection in both lungs is marked by white arrowheads, and the formation of a cavity is marked by black arrows.
- Medical condition.field
- Infectious disease, pulmonology
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Phthisis, phthisis pulmonalis, consumption, white death, great white plague
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Chronic cough, fever, cough with bloody mucus, weight loss. Latent TB infection is asymptomatic
- Medical condition.causes
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Medical condition.risks
- Immunodeficiency
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- CXR, microbial culture, TB skin test, interferon gamma release assay