define cutaneous tuberculosis
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What is cutaneous tuberculosis? What is cutaneous tuberculosis? Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) is essentially an invasion of the skin by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the same bacteria that cause TB of the lungs (pulmonary TB). Cutaneous TB is a relatively uncommon form of extrapulmonary TB (TB infection of other organs and tissues).
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Tuberculosis Skin Test (PPD Skin Test) The tuberculosis skin test is also known as the tuberculin test or PPD test. The PPD test is used to determine if someone has developed an immune response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB).
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tuberculin skin test Many cities provide free TB skin tests and followup care. The Mantoux PPD tuberculin skin test involves injecting a very small amount of a substance called PPD tuberculin just under the top layer of the skin (intracutaneously). Tuberculin is a mixture of antigens obtained from the culture of M. tuberculosis.
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cutaneous leishmaniasis leishmaniasis reci´divans a prolonged, relapsing form of cutaneous leishmaniasis resembling tuberculosis of the skin; it may last for many years. visceral leishmaniasis a chronic, highly fatal if untreated, infectious disease endemic in the tropics and subtropics, caused by the protozoon Leishmania donovani.
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cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. A malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma with a predilection for infiltrating the skin. In its earliest stages, it often is mistaken for a mild, chronic dermatitis because it appears as itchy macules and patches, often on the chest or trunk.
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Drowned towns: What traces of 'ghost' cities lie beneath Alabama's man-made lakes? Falls City was already a ghost town by the time it was flooded in 1961 after Alabama Power built a dam at the Sipsey Fork tributary on the Warrior River to create Lewis Smith Lake, according to the Encyclopedia of Alabama.
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Tuberculosis Skin Test (PPD Skin Test) Quick GuideBacterial Infections 101: Types, Symptoms, and Treatments. 1  The tuberculosis skin test is also known as the tuberculin test or PPD test.  The PPD test is used to determine if someone has developed an immune response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB).
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tuberculosis  [tÅ«-berâ²kyÅ«-lÅâ²sis] tuberculosis[tū-ber′kyū-lō′sis] Type:Term. Definitions. 1. A specific disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the tubercle bacillus, which can affect almost any tissue or organ of the body, the most common site of the disease being the lungs. Primary TB is typically a mild or asymptomatic local pulmonary infection.
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Learn About Tuberculosis Learn About Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne bacterial infection caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs, although other organs and tissues may be involved.
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percutaneous Percutaneous definition, administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug. See more.
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tuberculin skin test tuberculin skin test-a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin.tuberculin test. skin test-any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin.uberculin skin test-a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin.
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Candida infection of the skin Candida infection of the skin. Cutaneous candidiasis is an infection of the skin with a candida fungus. The body normally hosts a variety of germs, including bacteria and fungi. Some of these are useful to the body, some produce no harm or benefit, and some can cause harmful infections.
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Clinical Education Center Question 1. An alternative to the tuberculosis skin test (TST). The QuantiFERON-TB Gold, (Draw Site Incubated) is a blood test for use as an aid in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, both latent tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis disease.This test is considered an interferon gamma release assay (IGRA).he QuantiFERON-TB Gold, (Draw Site Incubated) is a blood test for use as an aid in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, both latent tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis disease.
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Tuberculosis Skin Test (PPD Skin Test) 1 The tuberculosis skin test is also known as the tuberculin test or PPD test. 2  The PPD test is used to determine if someone has developed an immune response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). A negative test does not always mean that a person is free of tuberculosis. 2  A person who received a BCG vaccine (administered in some countries but not the U.S.) against tuberculosis may also have a positive skin reaction to the TB test.
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- Tuberculin Skin Test. A tuberculin skin test (also called a Mantoux tuberculin test) is done to see if you have ever been exposed to tuberculosis (TB). The test is done by putting a small amount of TB protein (antigens) under the top layer of skin on your inner forearm.
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- Tuberculosis: an infectious disease that is characterized by the formation of tubercles on the lungs and other tissues of the body. A tubercle is a nodule or swelling, especially a mass of lymphocytes (white blood cells) and epithelioid cells (cells that resemble epithelium) that form the wound of tuberculosis.
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Diagnosis The most commonly used diagnostic tool for tuberculosis is a simple skin test, though blood tests are becoming more commonplace. A small amount of a substance called PPD tuberculin is injected just below the skin of your inside forearm. You should feel only a slight needle prick. Within 48 to 72 hours, a health care professional will check your arm for swelling at the injection site.
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- A tuberculin skin test (also called a Mantoux tuberculin test) is done to see if you have ever been exposed to tuberculosis (TB). The test is done by putting a small amount of TB protein (antigens) under the top layer of skin on your inner forearm.
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Overview Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious airborne disease that typically affects the lungs. TB is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. If a TB infection is not treated promptly, the bacterium can travel through the bloodstream. It can infect other organs and tissues in the body.
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tuberculosis Tuberculosis is a contagious infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is carried through the air. Tuberculosis usually affects the lungs, but it can attack almost any area of the body.n pregnant women, the tuberculosis bacteria may spread to the fetus and cause disease; however, such congenital tuberculosis is uncommon. If the tuberculosis infection occurs outside the lungs, it usually affects the kidneys and the lymph nodes.
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What is Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that is spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs. The germs are put into the air when a person with TB of the lung coughs, sneezes or laughs or sings.
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cutaneous mycosis cutaneous mycosis. [kyü¦tān·ē·əs mī′kō·səs] (medicine) Any of a group of infections (collectively known as dermatophytoses, ringworms, or tineas) that are caused by keratinophilic fungi (dermatophytes).
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tuberculosis  [tÅ«-berâ²kyÅ«-lÅâ²sis] A specific disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the tubercle bacillus, which can affect almost any tissue or organ of the body; most common site is in the lungs.
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- A tuberculosis skin test (also known as the tuberculin skin test or PPD skin test) is often used to identify if someone has been infected with TB. New tests, such as QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube Test, identify the infection through blood testing.
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Back Pain  In-Depth Report A myelogram uses X-rays and a special dye called contrast material to make pictures of the bones and the fluid-filled space (subarachnoid space) between the bones in your spine (spinal canal). myelogram is done to check for: 1  The cause of arm or leg numbness, weakness, or pain. 2  Narrowing of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis). 3  A tumor or infection causing problems with the spinal cord or nerve roots.
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TB Test An Overview of the TB Test. There are two types of TB (tuberculosis) tests. One is a TB skin test (also known as a PPD test) and the other is a TB blood test (QuantiFERON®-TB Gold). A tuberculosis skin test is a TB test that is often used to detect latent tuberculosis.