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Miliary tuberculosis; Tuberculosis - disseminated; Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
The primary infection usually has no symptoms.
Symptoms of disseminated tuberculosis include:
Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:
Note: The symptoms will depend upon the affected areas of the body.
A physical exam may show:
Tests for TB include:
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
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Fitzgerald DW, Sterling TR, Haas DW. Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolan R, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Orlando, FL: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 250.
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