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Pulmonary Tuberculosis Learning Center
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Pulmonary TB can cause permanent lung damage if not treated early. Medicines used to treat TB may cause side effects, including liver problems. Other side effects include: Changes in vision; Orange- or brown-colored tears and urine; Rash;
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Respiratory failure is nearly any condition that affects breathing function or the lungs themselves and can result in failure of the lungs to function properly. The main tasks of the lungs and chest are to get oxygen from the air that is inhaled i...
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Respiratory failure occurs when the lungs' ability to either add oxygen to the bloodstream or remove carbon dioxide from it is impaired. Respiratory failure can have any one of several causes, such as lung disease or infection , electrolyte imbala...
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Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection that has spread from the lungs to other parts of the body through the blood or lymph system. See also: Tuberculosis - pulmonary
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Tuberculous meningitis is an infection of the the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord (meninges. See also: Meningitis; Meningitis - cryptococcal; Meningitis - gram-negative; Meningitis - H. influenzae; Meningitis - meningococcal; Meningit...
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Meningitis is the most common serious manifestation of infection of the central nervous system (CNS). Inflammatory involvement of the subarachnoid space with meningeal irritation leads to the classic triad of headache, fever and meningism, and to a pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
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