A19
Miliary tuberculosis
Clinical Information
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An acute form of tuberculosis in which minute tubercles are formed in a number of organs of the body due to dissemination of the bacilli through the blood stream.
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I would say the hematogenous widespread dissemination of tuberculosis in the body. The term derives from the chest x-ray image of the tiny 1-5 mm) tuberculosis lesions which are seen through out the lung parenchyma.