Complications of Tuberculosis

Complications list for Tuberculosis:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Tuberculosis includes:

• Complications of lung infection:
  • Progressive shortness of breath (see Shortness of breath)
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pleural effusion
• Infection of TB spreading - to other body sites.
  • Miliary tuberculosis - multiple abscesses in various body parts.
  • Spine TB (see Spine symptoms)
  • Meningitis
  • Tuberculous meningitis
  • Kidney TB (see Kidney symptoms)
  • Kidney disease
  • Peritonitis
  • Pericarditis
  • Lymph node infection
  • Bone complications
  • Joint complications
  • Fallopian tube infection
  • Bowel infection
• Addison's disease
• Death - high death rate of 40-60% if untreated.

See also the symptoms of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Tuberculosis from the Diseases Database include:

• Intraspinal abscess / granuloma
• Hepatomegaly
• Pneumothorax
• Cranial nerve disorder
• Poncet's disease
• Septic arthropathy
• Erythema induratum
• Lung cavity
• Asherman's syndrome
• Adrenal cortex insufficiency
• Mediastinitis
• VDRL positive
• Pathological fracture
• Leucoerythroblastic anaemia
• Tracheal stenosis
• Urethral stricture
• Pyrexia of unknown origin
• Dacryoadenitis
• SIADH
• Cervical lymphadenopathy
• Eales disease
• Lung abscess
• Pericardial effusion
• Monocytosis
• Cough
• Pericarditis
• Intracranial abscess / granuloma
• Amenorrhoea
• Brain failure
• Kyphosis
• Intracranial calcification
• Bronchiectasis
• Haemoptysis
• Female infertility
• Vasculitis
• Epididymo-orchitis
• Renal failure
• Cachexia
• Vesicovaginal fistula
• Hypercalcaemia
• Short stature
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
• CSF lymphocytosis
• Hilar lymphadenopathy
• Eosinophilia
• Chronic constrictive pericarditis
• Osteomyelitis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Red cell production reduced
• Dactylitis
• Groin mass
• Goitre
• AA amyloidosis
• Pleuritis
• Breathlessness
• Liver granuloma
• Pyelonephritis, acute
• Froin's syndrome
• Coin lesion (chest x-ray)
• Angiotensin converting enzyme levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Urinary tract infection
• Pleural effusion
• Abnormal sputum
• Erythema nodosum
• Digital clubbing
• Acid fast bacillus
• Upper zone lung fibrosis
• ESR raised
• Lupoid rash
• Lymphocytosis
• Aseptic meningitis
• Uveitis

See also the symptoms of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis: Introduction.

Tuberculosis Symptoms: Book Excerpts

• Signs and symptoms - Tuberculosis
• Signs and symptoms - Tuberculosis
• Tuberculosis - signs & symptoms - Tuberculosis
• Presentation of Latent Tuberculosis - Pediatric Tuberculosis

You may also want to research other symptoms in our Symptoms Center.

About complications:

Complications of Tuberculosis are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Tuberculosis. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Tuberculosis and complications of Tuberculosis is unclear or arbitrary.

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