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Tuberculosis Flashcards

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Briefly describe tuberculosis

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Communicable chronic granulomatous disease

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What infectious agents cause TB?

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M. tuberculosis
M. bovis
M. africanum
M. microti

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How is TB transmitted?

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Inhalation of airborne organisms

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⚡️what is a Ghon focus?

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1-1.5cm area of gray/white inflammatory consolidation

  • combination of parenchymal lesions and nodal involvement
  • centre sometimes undergoes caseous necrosis
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