Tuberculosis in the lung
Tuberculosis is caused by a group of organisms Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum and a few other rarer subtypes. Tuberculosis usually appears as a lung (pulmonary) infection. However, it may infect other organs in the body. Recently, antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis have appeared. With increasing numbers of immunocompromised individuals with AIDS, and homeless people without medical care, tuberculosis is seen more frequently today. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Review Date: 05/03/2006
Reviewed By: Michael C. Milone, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center,
Philadelphia, PA.
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