Catalog
Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site
Link to WHO Definition
Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1056849595
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.