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TB/HIV: a clinical manual - libdoc.who.int - World Health Organization

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CSFCXRdactylitisdefaultdesensitizationdisseminateddormantDOTdyspnoeaDTOEDLEIAerythema nodosumempirical treatmentEPIEP<strong>TB</strong>exudatefalse-negativetest resultfalse-positivetest resultFBCFDCfluorochrome stainGDFgibbusHAARThaemoptysisHEPAhilarhilum<strong>HIV</strong>(counsellor) helps another (patient/client) tomake decisions and act on themCerebroSpinal Fluidchest X-rayinflammation of the fingerspatient stopping treatment before completionway of overcoming hypersensitivity to a drug in apatient by gradual re-exposure to the drugspread throughout the body to many differentorganssleeping or inactiveDirectly Observed Treatment (supporter watchespatient to ensure the patient takes the tablets)shortness of breathDistrict <strong>TB</strong> OfficerEssential Drugs ListEnzyme ImmunoAssaypainful, tender, red nodules over the front of the legstreatment for a certain condition without exactdiagnostic confirmation by testsExpanded Programme on Immunizationextrapulmonary <strong>TB</strong>;<strong>TB</strong> outside the lungsfluid with a high protein content and inflammatorycells in an area of diseasea negative test result, when the true result is infact positivea positive test result, when the true result is infact negativeFull Blood CountFixed-Dose Combinationstain shines brightly under ultraviolet lightGlobal Drug Facilityan acute angle in the spine due to vertebralcollapse from <strong>TB</strong>Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapycoughing up of blood-stained sputumHigh Efficiency Particulate Air (filter mask)at the root of the lungthe root of the lungHuman Immunodeficiency Virus16GLOSSARY

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