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Definition: Tuberculin Skin Test |
Tuberculin Skin TestNoun1. A skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Tuberculin Skin TestSynonym: tuberculin test (n). (additional references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Mantoux intradermal tuberculin skin test for tuberculosis. Credit: CDC. |
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Health | The tuberculin skin test, also known as the Mantoux test, can identify most people infected with tubercle bacilli six to eight weeks after initial exposure. (references) | |
These patients frequently have conditions that produce symptoms similar to those of TB, and may not react to the standard tuberculin skin test because their immune systems are suppressed. (references) | ||
If a person has a significant reaction to the tuberculin skin test, additional methods can determine if the individual has active TB. This is sometimes difficult because TB can mimic other diseases, such as pneumonia, lung abscesses, tumors, and fungal infections, or occur along with them. In making a diagnosis, doctors rely on symptoms and other physical signs, a person's history of exposure to TB, and x-rays that may show evidence of TB infection, usually in the form of cavities or lesions in the lungs. (references) | ||
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