July 4, 2008

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Tuberculosis (cont.)

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Media file 1: Tuberculous cavities in the right upper lobe are shown here.
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Media file 2: Tubercle bacilli in the lung tissue
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Media file 3: Kinyoun stain shows presence of mycobacteria in sputum sample.
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Media file 4: A 48-year-old foreign-born woman developed cough, sputum production, and blood-tinged sputum. Sputum staining showed tubercle bacilli. Her chest x-ray showed a cavitylike lesion in right upper lobe of her lung.
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Media file 5: Doctors treated the same woman with 3 medications for TB. One month later she showed significant improvement, as seen by this repeat chest x-ray.
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Media file 6: Mantoux test is done to identify patients who are infected with the tuberculous infection; they may or may not have the disease. This test is also used as a public health measure to detect infection in patient's family and friends.
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Media file 7: "Erythema nodosum" is skin condition sometimes seen in tuberculosis when there are spots on the shins, which are painful and red and disappear within a few weeks.
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Media file 8: Prior to the 1950s, medications were not available for treating tuberculosis. One of the treatments was placing paraffin wax sheets in the chest cavity to stop the infection. This patient had this treatment performed on her. This is of pure historical interest because this treatment is no longer performed.
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