Clinical TuberculosisMacmillan, 1992 - 210 pages |
Contents
The Battle Between the Tubercle Bacilli and the Patient | 7 |
Tuberculosis Control Programmes | 15 |
Tuberculosis in Children | 29 |
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Clinical Tuberculosis Sir John Crofton,Norman Wemyss Horne,Frederick John William Miller No preview available - 1992 |
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abdominal abscess acute adults antibiotic bacilli become blood spread bone bronchi calcification cause cavity cent chemotherapy chest X-ray child chronic clinical common corticosteroids cough culture cured defences develop diagnosis disease doctor dose drug resistance due to tuberculosis effusion enlarged epididymis ethambutol fever Figure fluid give high prevalence countries HIV infection hospital important isoniazid IUATLD joint kidney lesion liver lobe losis loss of weight lung lymph nodes malnutrition mg/kg miliary tuberculosis months mother national programme National Tuberculosis normal obstruction occur pain patient pericardial pericardial effusion pericardium pleural pneumonia possible prednisolone prevent primary complex primary infection primary lesion pulmonary tuberculosis pyrazinamide rare reaction regimen relapse renal rifampicin shadows signs skin smear sometimes sputum Sputum negative sputum positive stop treatment streptomycin strongly positive swelling symptoms thiacetazone treat tube tubercle bacilli tuberculin test tuberculous meningitis tumour ulcer urine usually weeks