Tuberculosis, PUlmonary [TB]

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Test:

Tuberculin test (+), PCR (+), sputum M/C/S (+),lymph node biopsy (+), Hb (L), ESR (H), WCC (H), sputum blood (+), chest X-ray (AB), brqn­choscopy (AB), lung biopsy (AB)

Sign:

Amphoric breathing, bronchial breathing, cachexia,cavernous breathing, chloasma, crepitations, dull percussion note, pericardial friction rub, geographic tongue, hepatomegaly, whispering pectoriloquy, pleural effusion, shifting dullness (peritoneal), sple­nomegaly, tracheal displacement, thoracic tympany (cavitation), vocal fremitus

Dd:

Any pulmonary disease, carcinoma of lung, sar-coidosis

Phys:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the lung causes variable pulmonary symptoms. Second­ary infection of other organs possible