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Extrapulmonary TB occurs when tuberculosis develops outside of the lungs, although extrapulmonary TB may coexist with pulmonary TB. [ 8 ] General signs and symptoms include fever, chills , night sweats, loss of appetite , weight loss, and fatigue . [ 8 ]
The medical history includes obtaining the symptoms of pulmonary TB: productive, prolonged cough of three or more weeks, chest pain, and hemoptysis.Systemic symptoms include low grade remittent fever, chills, night sweats, appetite loss, weight loss, easy fatiguability, and production of sputum that starts out mucoid but changes to purulent. [1]
Miliary tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis that is characterized by a wide dissemination into the human body and by the tiny size of the lesions (1–5 mm). Its name comes from a distinctive pattern seen on a chest radiograph of many tiny spots distributed throughout the lung fields with the appearance similar to millet seeds—thus the term "miliary" tuberculosis.
“Having a fever means you have an elevated body temperature,” says Dr. Ricciardi. Dr. Russo points out that there are different variations to a fever, though. “There are low-grade fevers and ...
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Intermittent fever is a type or pattern of fever in which there is an interval where temperature is elevated for several hours followed by an interval when temperature drops back to normal. [1] This type of fever usually occurs during the course of an infectious disease . [ 2 ]
When collecting pericardial fluid is not possible, the Tygerberg scoring system helps the clinician to decide whether pericarditis is due to tuberculosis or another cause. [5] In tuberculosis-endemic regions, ≥6 points is highly predictive of tuberculous pericarditis: [5] Fever = 2 points; Night sweats = 1 point; Loss of body mass = 1 points
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), also known as Koch's bacillus, is a species of pathogenic bacteria in the family Mycobacteriaceae and the causative agent of tuberculosis. [1] [2] First discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch, M. tuberculosis has an unusual, waxy coating on its cell surface primarily due to the presence of mycolic acid.