Disseminated tuberculosis

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Overview Symptoms Treatment Prevention

Disseminated tuberculosis

• sweating
• fatigue
• general discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise)
• weight loss
• cough
• shortness of breath
• fever

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

• paleness
• joint pain
• chills
• swollen glands
• abdominal swelling

Note: The symptoms will depend upon the affected body organ.

Enlarged lymph nodes, enlarged liver, and enlarged spleen are revealed with physical exam.

Tests:

• chest X-ray
• sputum cultures
• tuberculin skin test
• bronchoscopy for biopsy or culture
• open lung biopsy
• pleural biopsy
• biopsies and cultures of affected organs or tissues
• retinal lesions revealed with fundoscopy

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:

• peripheral smear
• serum calcium (may be elevated)
• mycobacterial culture of bone marrow

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