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Jaundice




Yellowing of the skin or eyes caused by excess circulating bilirubin due to some types of liver failure. Hepatitis can be a side-effect of TB medicines and if it occurs the patient should stop taking all medicines and seek medical attention immediately.

Johne’s disease

Also called paratuberculosis or chronic hypertrophic enteritis, this is an intestinal disease of cattle and some other hoofed animals caused by Mycobacterium avium var. paratuberculosis.  It has been suggested, but not confirmed, that this organism is the (or a) cause of Crohn’s disease in humans.

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