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Tuberculosis; Other names: Phthisis, phthisis pulmonalis, consumption, great white plague: Chest X-ray of a person with advanced tuberculosis: Infection in both lungs is marked by white arrow-heads, and the formation of a cavity is marked by black arrows.
Throughout history, the disease tuberculosis has been variously known as consumption, phthisis, and the White Plague. It is generally accepted that the causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis originated from other, more primitive organisms of the same genus Mycobacterium .
Phthisis bulbi is a shrunken, [1] non-functional eye. It may result from severe eye disease , inflammation [ 2 ] or injury , or it may represent a complication of eye surgery . [ 3 ] Treatment options include insertion of a prosthesis , which may be preceded by enucleation of the eye .
The term derives from the designation by Hippocrates of phthisis (Greek φθίσις) meaning "consumption". References
Miliary tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis that is characterized by a wide dissemination into the human body and by the tiny size of the lesions (1–5 mm). Its name comes from a distinctive pattern seen on a chest radiograph of many tiny spots distributed throughout the lung fields with the appearance similar to millet seeds—thus the term "miliary" tuberculosis.
Miner's phthisis, Grinder's asthma, Potter's rot, [1] pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [2] [3] Slice of a lung affected by silicosis: Specialty: Pulmonology: Types: Chronic silicosis: includes two types itself, simple silicosis and progressive massive fibrosis, Accelerated silicosis, Acute silicosis: Differential diagnosis
It may be a congenital anomaly, or be acquired as a result of trauma (such as in a blowout fracture of the orbit), Horner's syndrome (apparent enophthalmos due to ptosis), Marfan syndrome, Duane's syndrome, silent sinus syndrome or phthisis bulbi. [citation needed]