acute tuberculosis

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acute tuberculosis

A rapidly fatal disease in which tubercle bacilli are disseminated by the blood, resulting in the formation of miliary tubercles in various organs and tissues and in profound toxemia. Also called acute miliary tuberculosis, disseminated tuberculosis.

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acute miliary tuberculosis disseminated tuberculosis			Once infected with the pathogen, about 5 percent of infected people come down with acute tuberculosis right away. In pixels and in health: computer modeling pushes the threshold of ... by Moreira, Naila / Science News CLAIMS that doctors failed to diagnose 83-year-old Ellen Carroll with acute tuberculosis led to Scottish Health Minister Sam Galbraith ordering an inquiry into Glasgow's Victoria Infirmary. VICTIMS OF CARE THAT WENT TERRIBLY WRONG; Families left devastated by McLean, Jim / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) In the Caribbean, Argentine volunteers have helped distribute food to Haitian children and upgrade conditions in Port-au-Prince hospitals treating everything from acute tuberculosis and diarrhea to dengue fever and AIDS. Helmets with a helping hand by Luxner, Larry / Americas (English Edition)			acute respiratory distress syndrome acute respiratory failure acute retinal necrosis Acute retroviral syndrome acute rheumatic arthritis acute rhinitis acute schizophrenia acute secondary myocarditis acute self-limited colitis acute septic arthritis acute septic myocarditis acute silicoproteinosis acute situational reaction acute skin failure acute somatic dysfunction acute spinal injury acute stress disorder acute stroke acute suppurative arthritis acute suppurative sinusitis Acute Thespian Syndrome acute tonsillitis acute toxicity acute transverse myelitis acute trypanosomiasis acute tuberculosis acute tubular necrosis acute tubulointerstitial nephritis acute urethral syndrome acute urinary tract infection acute vascular occlusion acute vulvar ulcer acute yellow atrophy of liver acute-phase proteins acutherapy acyanopsia acyanotic acyanotic congenital defect acyclic compound acycloguanosine acyclovir acyclovir sodium acyesis acyl acyl CoA acyl coenzyme A acyl-activating enzyme acyl-CoA dehydrogenase acyl-CoA synthetase acylamidase acylaminopenicillins			acute sympathetic blockade Acute Syphilitic Posterior Placoid Chorioretinitis Acute Systemic Toxicity Acute Thespian Syndrome Acute Thespian Syndrome Acute Thespian Syndrome Acute Thoracic Aortic Injury Acute Thrombosed Aortic Dissection Acute Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura acute tonsillitis acute toxic encephalopathy Acute Toxic Unit Acute toxicity Acute toxicity Acute toxicity Acute Toxicity Class acute transfection Acute Transient Brachial Plexus Injury Acute Transient Psychotic Disorder Acute Transitory Coronary Insufficiency Acute transplant rejection Acute transverse myelitis Acute Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome Acute Traumatic Stress Management Acute Treatment Unit acute triangle acute triangle acute triangle acute triangle acute trypanosomiasis acute tuberculosis Acute tubular necrosis Acute tubular necrosis Acute tubular necrosis Acute tubular necrosis Acute tubular necrosis Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome acute ulcerative gingivitis acute ulcerative gingivitis acute ulcerative gingivitis acute undifferentiated diarrhea of the horse acute undifferentiated diarrhea of the horse acute undifferentiated diarrhea of the horse acute undifferentiated leukemia acute undifferentiated leukemia acute undifferentiated leukemia acute undifferentiated leukemia Acute Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction Acute Upper Airway Obstruction Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Acute Upper Respiratory Disease Acute Upper Respiratory Infection Acute upper respiratory infections Acute Urethral Syndrome Acute Urethral Syndrome Acute uric acid nephropathy Acute Urinary Retention acute urinary tract infection

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