1B13

Miliary tuberculosis

Tuberculose miliar

Definition

Miliary tuberculosis is the widespread dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis via hematogenous spread. Classic miliary tuberculosis is defined as milletlike (mean, 2 mm; range, 1-5 mm) seeding of M. tuberculosis bacilli in the lung, as evidenced on chest radiography.

Subcategories (3)

1B13.0Acute miliary tuberculosis of a single specified site 1B13.1Acute miliary tuberculosis of multiple sites 1B13.2Acute miliary tuberculosis, unspecified site

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