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A patient with miliary tuberculosis will tend to present with non-specific signs such as low grade [[fever]], [[cough]], and generalized [[lymphadenopathy]]. Miliary tuberculosis can also present with [[hepatomegaly]] (40% of cases), [[splenomegaly]] (15%), [[pancreatitis]] (<5%), and multiorgan dysfunction with [[adrenal insufficiency]]. | A patient with miliary tuberculosis will tend to present with non-specific signs such as low grade [[fever]], [[cough]], and generalized [[lymphadenopathy]]. Miliary tuberculosis can also present with [[hepatomegaly]] (40% of cases), [[splenomegaly]] (15%), [[pancreatitis]] (<5%), and multiorgan dysfunction with [[adrenal insufficiency]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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History and Symptoms
A patient with miliary tuberculosis will tend to present with non-specific signs such as low grade fever, cough, and generalized lymphadenopathy. Miliary tuberculosis can also present with hepatomegaly (40% of cases), splenomegaly (15%), pancreatitis (<5%), and multiorgan dysfunction with adrenal insufficiency.