Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis (J65)
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)
Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
- J65 Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis
Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis (J65)
Instructional Notations
Inclusion Terms
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Clinical Terms
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that produces TUBERCULOSIS in humans, other primates, CATTLE; DOGS; and some other animals which have contact with humans. Growth tends to be in serpentine, cordlike masses in which the bacilli show a parallel orientation.
Silicotuberculosis
Pulmonary or extrapulmonary infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS or nontuberculous mycobacteria in a patient with silicosis.