MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The usual symptoms of gastrointestinal tuberculosis are colicky abdominal pain, weight loss and low grade fever. Chronic diarrhea is an uncommon symptom, but this may occur in the ulcerative type of intestinal TB.

Detailed explanation-2: -Only one third of the patients with gastrointestinal tuberculosis have diarrhea. Diarrhea may be related to exacerbations of abdominal pain and occasionally occurs with extensive involvement of the small intestine, which may cause steatorrhea and a malabsorption syndrome.

Detailed explanation-3: -The general symptoms of TB disease include feelings of sickness or weakness, weight loss, fever, and night sweats. The symptoms of TB disease of the lungs also include coughing, chest pain, and the coughing up of blood.

Detailed explanation-4: -Symptoms of active TB include: A cough that lasts more than three weeks. Loss of appetite and unintentional weight loss. Fever.

Detailed explanation-5: -This is called latent TB infection. In most people who breathe in TB bacteria and become infected, the body is able to fight the bacteria to stop them from growing. People with latent TB infection: Have no symptoms.