Forensic Science South Australia (FSSA) and the School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Level 2 Medical School North Building, Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2020 Mar;16(1):143-151. doi: 10.1007/s12024-019-00161-y. Epub 2019 Aug 30.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although primarily a disease of the respiratory system it may be found in any organ or tissue. Global population movements and the emergence of resistant strains are contributing to increasing numbers of cases in certain populations. Subtlety of symptoms and signs, chronicity of disease and failure to seek medical assistance may result in the diagnosis only being made at the time of autopsy. For this reason forensic pathologists need to understand the protean manifestations of the disease and the variable mechanisms by which TB may cause death. This atlas overview provides descriptions of the pathological manifestations of TB in a variety of organs with accompanying illustrations. It serves as a summary of conditions that should be checked for at autopsy in suspected or confirmed cases.
肺结核（TB）是由结核分枝杆菌引起的细菌性感染。虽然它主要是一种呼吸系统疾病，但它也可能发生在任何器官或组织中。全球人口流动和耐药菌株的出现导致某些人群中的病例数量不断增加。症状和体征不明显、疾病慢性化以及未能寻求医疗帮助，可能导致只有在尸检时才做出诊断。因此，法医病理学家需要了解这种疾病的多形性表现以及 TB 导致死亡的各种机制。本图谱概述提供了各种器官中 TB 的病理表现描述，并附有插图。它是疑似或确诊病例尸检时应检查的条件摘要。
