A chronic disease condition where tuberculosis infection results in excessive fibrous tissue formation, often in the lungs.
From fibro- + tuberculosis. This medical term describes a specific manifestation of TB where the immune response causes scarring.
In the pre-antibiotic era, tuberculosis often left survivors with fibrotuberculosis—their lungs would be riddled with cavities and surrounded by tough scar tissue, leaving them chronically short of breath even after the infection cleared.
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