Tuberculosis

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Overview
Historical Perspective
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Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Tuberculosis from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Children
HIV Coinfection
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms
Physical Examination
Laboratory Findings
Electrocardiogram
Chest X Ray
CT
MRI
Echocardiography or Ultrasound
Other Imaging Findings
Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy
Special Conditions
Drug-resistant
Surgery
Primary Prevention
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Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy
Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Case #1
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Tuberculosis

This page is about clinical aspects of the disease.  For microbiologic aspects of the causative organism(s), see Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mashal Awais, M.D.[2]; Mohamed Riad, M.D.[3]; Maheep Singh Sangha, M.B.B.S.; Somal Khan; João André Alves Silva, M.D. [4]; Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [5]; Ammu Susheela, M.D. [6]; Tarek Nafee, M.D. [7]; Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [8]; Marjan Khan M.B.B.S.[9]; Zaida Obeidat, M.D. Synonyms and keywords: TB, Tb, tb

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Special Conditions | Drug-resistant | Children |Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1

Related Chapters

• Tuberculous pericarditis
• Pott's disease
• Abreugraphy
• ATC code J04: Drugs for treatment of TB
• Buruli ulcer and leprosy: Other diseases caused by Mycobacteria
• Latent tuberculosis
• Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Structural Genomics Consortium
• National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
• Nontuberculous mycobacteria
• Philip D'Arcy Hart
• UNITAID
• Nosocomial infection

External Links

• (CDC) - Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know. 4th edition (2000). Updated Aug 2003.
• (CDC) - Division of Tuberculosis Elimination News and updates.
• (CDC) - Questions and Answers About TB, 2007.
• (CDC) - Treatment of Tuberculosis: American Thoracic Society, CDC, and Infectious Diseases Society of America
• "Tuberculosis". Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2020: Measuring Progress Towards Universal Health Care Coverage. OECD Publishing. Nov 27, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.