| 释义 |
adult tuberculosis sec·on·dar·y tu·ber·cu·lo·sistuberculosis found in adults and characterized by lesions near the apex of an upper lobe, which may cavitate or heal with scarring without spreading to lymph nodes; theoretically, secondary tuberculosis may be due to exogenous reinfection or to reactivation of a dormant endogenous infection. Synonym(s): adult tuberculosis, postprimary tuberculosis, reactivation tuberculosis, reinfection tuberculosisadult tuberculosis A nonspecific term for tuberculosis which occurs in an adult; it can be primary or secondary (reactivation/reinfection), occur in a young relatively healthy adult or in an older person who is immune compromised and has multiple underlying diseases. |