Catalog

Tuberculous pleurisy, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Tuberculous pleurisy, without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/309519352

This is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with an inflammation of the pleura. This diagnosis is without mention of bacteriological or histological confirmation.