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Pulmonary tuberculosis - Symptom

Alternative Names

TB; Tuberculosis - pulmonary

Symptoms:

The primary stage of the disease usually doesn't have symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they may include:

  • Cough (sometimes producing phlegm)
  • Coughing up blood
  • Excessive sweating, especially at night
  • Fatigue
  • Fever
  • Unintentional weight loss

Other symptoms that may occur with this disease:

  • Breathing difficulty
  • Chest pain
  • Wheezing

Signs and tests:

Examination may show:

  • Clubbing of the fingers or toes (in people with advanced disease)
  • Enlarged or tender lymph nodes in the neck or other areas
  • Fluid around a lung
  • Unusual breath sounds (crackles)

Tests may include:

  • Reviewed last on: 9/17/2008
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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