Spleen: miliary tuberculosis

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Spleen: miliary tuberculosis. Wellcome Collection. CC0 1.0 Universal. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Miliary tuberculosis This is the cut surface of the spleen in a patient with miliary tuberculosis who was HIV-positive. Notice that the surface is studded with white lesions, of 1 - 5 mm diameter. These are necrotic miliary tuberculous granulomas.

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