Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is disseminated through the body, and affecting a specific body site. This disease is characterised by numerous small lesions of 1-5 millimetre(s) in any organ, and fever. Transmission is commonly by inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by radiography, CT, ultrasonography, and identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, depending on the site affected.

Index terms

Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site
acute miliary tuberculosis
Acute miliary cutaneous tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis cutis miliaris disseminata
Acute miliary lung tuberculosis
Acute miliary lung TB - [tuberculosis]
Acute miliary lung TBC - [tuberculosis]

Exclusions from above levels

CA60.3 – Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis
NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1B13.1 – Acute miliary tuberculosis of multiple sites
1B13.2 – Acute miliary tuberculosis, unspecified site
1B13.Y – Other specified miliary tuberculosis
1B13.Z – Miliary tuberculosis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1056849595

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 1B13: Miliary tuberculosis › 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases