192 TUBERCULOSIS 



encysted, caseous or calcareous and dead. In addition to the 

 primary focus, there may be a succession of tubercles of vari- 

 ous ages distributed in one or more organs. 



2. The lesions may be restricted to one organ, as the 

 liver, in which the primarj' focus has spread by continuit}' due 

 to its infiltrating nature until the destruction of the tissues ot 

 the organ has become so extensive that death results. Such 



cases do not seem to be common. 



3. The primary lesion may be 

 well marked and accompanied by 

 miliary tubercles sprinkled ex- 

 tensively throughout the organs 

 and tissues of the entire body. 



4. The lesions throughout 

 the body may resemble each other 

 very closely, so that diificulty 

 may be experienced in determin- 

 ing the primary focus. 



In the lungs, two distinct 

 forms of lesions are observed, (i) 

 The air cells may be infiltrated 

 with the tuberculous mass spread- 

 ing directly from the primary 

 focus. This may be purulent, 

 caseous or calcareous. The color 

 may be whitish, gray or of a yel- 

 lowish tinge. (2) The lesions 

 may consist of miliary tubercles. 

 In later stages these nodules, 

 more or less translucent, may be- 

 come yellowish, caseated and 

 Fig. 37. Tuberculous focus in calcareous in their centers. Large 



luiio- shozuino- areas of. {a)casea- ^11 j 1 r ^1 



^. ^ ,,. •? .^ -• . , N tubercular nodules are frequently 



ttou, {0} calctjicatton, and (c) -1 ^ 



liquefadiou. formed by the massing of several 



of these minute tubercles. 

 When the lungs are primarily attacked the caudal (prin- 

 cipal) lobes are most frequently involved. Smith considers 



