raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:3389

Tuberculosis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious-infectious disease caused mainly by <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> that in most individuals is usually asymptomatic but that in at risk individuals (e.g. with diabetes or with HIV infection) can cause weakness, fever, weight loss, night sweat, and respiratory anomalies such as chronic cough, chest pain, hemoptysis or respiratory insufficiency.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enTuberculosis
frTuberculose
deTuberkulose
esTuberculosis
itTubercolosi
nlTuberculose
ptTuberculose
plGruźlica
csTuberkulóza
ukТуберкульоз
zh结核
trTüberküloz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM607948BTNTvalidated
ICD-10A15BTNTattributedvalidated
ICD-10A16BTNTattributedvalidated
MONDO0018076Evalidated
MONDO18076Evalidated
MeSHD014376Evalidated
UMLSC0041296Evalidated
MedDRA10044755Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

Children (3):

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Genes

0 direct · 1 via subtypes

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

Recorded by Orphanet on subtypes of this disorder:

GeneSubtypeAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
SLC11A1ORPHA:645814Primary pulmonary tuberculosisMajor susceptibility factor inAssessedHGNC:10907ENSG000000182806002662q35solute carrier family 11 member 142163977[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

40 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0004 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0008 / 100 000FinlandValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00018 / 100 000HungaryValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence>1 / 1000181 / 100 000IndiaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0007 / 100 000NetherlandsValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00014 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0006 / 100 000NorwayValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0007 / 100 000SwedenValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence6-9 / 10 00075 / 100 000ChinaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00047 / 100 000Latin AmericaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence>1 / 1000993 / 100 000South AfricaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0007.1 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0006 / 100 000Czech RepublicValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0005 / 100 000GermanyValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00010.7 / 100 000IrelandValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0003 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00025 / 100 000EstoniaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00024 / 100 000TurkeyValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence6-9 / 10 00089 / 100 000UkraineValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0009 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0004 / 100 000GreeceValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0005 / 100 000IcelandValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0006 / 100 000IsraelValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00015 / 100 000SpainValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00024 / 100 000PortugalValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0008 / 100 000BelgiumValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0004 / 100 000AustriaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence6-9 / 10 00090 / 100 000AlgeriaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00023 / 100 000PolandValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00042 / 100 000LatviaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00059 / 100 000LithuaniaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00049 / 100 000Bosnia and HerzegovinaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00017 / 100 000CroatiaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence>1 / 1000101 / 100 000RomaniaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence6-9 / 10 00097 / 100 000Russian FederationValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence>1 / 1000139 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classValidated21420560[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00016 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidatedEuropean Medicines Agency 2018[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0003.4 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidatedCenters for Disease Control and Prevention 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00020 / 100 000JapanValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-9 / 100 0006 / 100 000AustraliaValue and classValidatedWorld Health Organization 2011[OTHER]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card