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Kidneys can be damaged by tuberculosis. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but may cause infection in many other organs in the body. (Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control.)

Review Date: 1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM Reviewed By: Mosby Publishing Company

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