Usually, people don’t notice tuberculosis symptoms until the pulmonary or extrapulmonary condition has progressed in its advanced stage. For that reason, regular and frequent routine check-up is encouraged for careful monitoring of overall health.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Symptoms
Pulmonary tuberculosis is a condition that needs to be recognized while in its initial phases to avoid progression to its advanced stages. This lung infection sets out like most infections – without apparent signs or symptoms. Most individuals are likely to get over pulmonary tuberculosis, while there are also individuals that manifest tuberculosis symptoms like cold sweats, fever, dry cough as well as abnormalities which can only be seen with a chest x-ray.
Here are a few of the tuberculosis symptoms that a person may go through while the disease advances:
. Feeling unwell and extremely tired
. Loss of appetite that resulting in excessive weight loss
. Shortness of breath, that is tolerable at first and then worsens gradually
. Productive cough for a long period and hemoptysis (trace of blood in phlegm)
. Fever ranging from 38?C (100.4 ?F) and above
What are Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Symptoms and Types
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is considered when the condition gets worse to more advanced stages and the infection actually starts to affect other areas of the body. People with low immune systems are usually the ones who develop such type of TB as their body is not able to defend the body from the infection.
The other parts of the body aside from the lungs that tuberculosis symptoms have affected are as follows:
. lymph nodes near the lungs,
. joints and bones,
. the digestive system,
. the reproductive system along with the bladder, and
. the nervous system.
The types of extrapulmonary tuberculosis are detailed below as well as the related extrapulmonary tuberculosis symptoms:
GASTROINTESTINAL TUBERCULOSIS
The symptoms of gastrointestinal tuberculosis include traces of blood from the anus, pain in the abdomen and diarrhea.
GENITOURINARY TUBERCULOSIS
A constant urge to urinate at night, painful urination, hematuria (traces of blood in urine) and groin pain are some of the common symptoms of tuberculosis affecting the reproductive system and bladder.
SKELETAL TUBERCULOSIS
Skeletal tuberculosis symptoms are bone pain, weakening of bones that lead to curving and fracture of affected bones and loss of feeling or mobility of affected joints or bones .
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS
Symptoms of tuberculosis affecting the brain and spinal cord typically include stiff neck, headaches, blurred vision, being sickly and inconsistent mental states or fits.
LYMPH NODE TUBERCULOSIS
The lymph nodes are oval glands that are spread throughout the body and is an essential part of the immune system. They help the removal of harmful bacteria, etc. within the body. Signs of lymph node tuberculosis are swelling of lymph nodes under the jaw or some other nodes throughout the body that is persistent but painless. This results in a release of fluid from the skin.
It is advised that you frequently see your doctor when you experience coughing that lasts for 3 weeks or more, if traces of blood are seen after a series of coughs, or if other considerable tuberculosis symptoms occur.
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