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  2. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    However, most infections with M. tuberculosis do not cause disease, [169] and 90–95% of infections remain asymptomatic. [87] In 2012, an estimated 8.6 million chronic cases were active. [ 170 ] In 2010, 8.8 million new cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed, and 1.20–1.45 million deaths occurred (most of these occurring in developing countries ).

  3. Tuberculosis cutis orificialis - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis cutis orificialis, also known as acute tuberculous ulcer or orificial tuberculosis, [1]) is a form of cutaneous tuberculosis that occurs at the mucocutaneous borders of the nose, mouth, anus, urinary meatus, and vagina, and on the mucous membrane of the mouth or tongue.

  4. Lupus vulgaris - Wikipedia

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    Lupus vulgaris (also known as tuberculosis luposa [1]) are painful cutaneous tuberculosis skin lesions with nodular appearance, most often on the face around the nose, eyelids, lips, cheeks, ears [2] and neck. It is the most common Mycobacterium tuberculosis skin infection. [3] The lesions may ultimately develop into disfiguring skin ulcers if ...

  5. Mycobacterium tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of M. tuberculosis include coughing that lasts for more than three weeks, hemoptysis, chest pain when breathing or coughing, weight loss, fatigue, fever, night sweats, chills, and loss of appetite. M. tuberculosis also has the potential of spreading to other parts of the body. This can cause blood in urine if the kidneys are affected ...

  6. Tuberculoma - Wikipedia

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    A tuberculoma is a clinical manifestation of tuberculosis which conglomerates tubercles into a firm lump, and so can mimic cancer tumors of many types in medical imaging studies. [1] [2] They often arise within individuals in whom a primary tuberculosis infection is not well controlled. [3]

  7. A Washington woman with tuberculosis refuses treatment, so ...

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    A woman with tuberculosis in Tacoma, Washington, has refused to isolate or take medication, so the health department has gotten multiple court orders to compel her.

  8. Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis is a rash of small, red papules and nodules in the skin that may appear two to four weeks after inoculation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis ...

  9. Woman who refused tuberculosis treatment is in custody months ...

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    Nearly 100,000 cases of tuberculosis were recorded annually in the U.S. in the early 1950s. By 2021, the number had declined to 7,882, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.