Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

The consequences of tuberculosis on human society are immense. Tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries and a significant public health problem worldwide. Active tuberculosis is diagnosed by detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex bacilli in specimens from the respiratory tract (pulmonary TB) or in specimens from other bodily sites (extra pulmonary TB).

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Outline of Tuberculosis - An update for Primary care physicians: Epidemiology of tuberculosis; diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI); diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, including new diagnostics; Overview of tuberculosis treatment.

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Table 34-1 Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis Source other than the lower respiratory tract Upper airway (nasopharyngeal) bleeding Gastrointestinal bleeding Tracheobronchial source Neoplasm (bronchogenic carcinoma, endobronchial metastatic tumor, Kaposi's sarcoma, bronchial carcinoid) Bronchitis (acute or chronic) Bronchiectasis Broncholithiasis Airway trauma Foreign body Pulmonary parenchymal source Lung abscess Pneumonia Tuberculosis Mycetoma ("fungus ball") Goodpasture's syndrome Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis Wegener's granulomatosis Lupus pneumonitis Lung ...

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