Catalog

Tuberculosis of lung, bacteriologically or histologically negative

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Tuberculosis of lung, bacteriologically or histologically negative – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1887104263

This is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease of the lung caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This diagnosis is bacteriologically and histologically negative.