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Risk factors for miliary tuberculosis in children [PDF]
, 2017 Background Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a fatal form of tuberculosis with severe clinical symptoms and complications. The mortality rate from this disease remains high, therefore, it is important to identify the risk factors for miliary TB for early ...
Clarissa Cita Magdalena +2 more
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CCL2 responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis are associated with disease severity in tuberculosis. [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND Leucocyte activating chemokines such as CCL2, CCL3, and CXCL8 together with proinflammatory IFNgamma, TNFalpha and downmodulatory IL10 play a central role in the restriction of M.
Hussain Rabia +28 more
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Miliary Tuberculosis in Adults [PDF]
BMJ, 1969 Of 40 adults with miliary tuberculosis 24 had “overt” disease; in them miliary mottling was usually present on the chest radiograph, and tubercle bacilli were readily isolated from sputum, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid. In the remaining 16 patients the disease was termed “cryptic” because its usual clinical and radiographic features were absent.
A T, Proudfoot +3 more
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A 73‐year‐old man with loss of consciousness during treatment for miliary tuberculosis
Respirology Case Reports, 2022 Key message Miliary tuberculosis is often associated with cerebral tuberculoma, which can manifest during treatment. We present images of a patient with cerebral tuberculoma detected due to emerging neurological symptoms during treatment of miliary ...
Masahiro Ohgiya +4 more
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Miliary tuberculosis presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient with down syndrome [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020 Introduction. Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a rare and potentially fatal form of disseminated TB. It is caused by a widespread haematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from an active caseous focus to different organs.
Novković Ljiljana +5 more
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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND OUTCOME OF MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2004 Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is due to hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clinical manifestations are nonspecific and protean, depending on the predominant site of involvement.We evaluated the clinical manifestations of 15 patients with ...
J. Ayatollahi
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rare complication of miliary tuberculosis, particularly in pediatric patients. Comorbidities and delayed diagnosis can worsen the prognosis of patients with miliary tuberculosis.
Jiarui Zhu +3 more
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Vaping and Tuberculosis: An Overlooked Risk in High-Burden South Asian Countries. [PDF]
Public Health ChallABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that remains one of the most pressing threats to public health, especially in South Asian countries. Despite being curable, it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, driven by factors such as poverty, lack of nutrition, HIV infection, and overcrowding of individuals.
Ali H +4 more
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A scoring system to effectively evaluate central nervous system tuberculosis in patients with military tuberculosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 There is currently no convenient way to effectively evaluate whether a miliary tuberculosis patient is complicated with central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis. We aimed to find such a way by analyzing the clinical data of these patients.
Yongjiu Xiao +6 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017 Miliary tuberculosis results from the lymphohematogenous spread of the tubercle bacilli to the vascular beds in the lungs and other organs. Diagnosis is made by clinical judgment and chest X-ray showing miliary mottling of the lung fields.
Bhupen Barman +5 more
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