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Overview
Pathophysiology
Miliary tuberculosis is a form of tuberculous infection in the lung that is the result of erosion of the infection into a pulmonary vein[1]. Once the bacteria reach the left side of the heart and enter the systemic circulation, the result may be to seed organs such as the liver and spleen with said infection. Alternately the bacteria may enter the lymph node(s), drain into a systemic vein and eventually reach the right side of the heart[1]. From the right side of the heart, the bacteria may seed - or re-seed as the case may be - the lungs, causing the eponymous "miliary" appearance.