It does, though, give 80% of children protection against tuberculous meningitis and miliary tuberculosis. Lung disease manifesting as classical miliary infiltrates and nodular lesions has also been recorded. Complications arose, and Wolfe was eventually diagnosed with miliary tuberculosis. Patients with miliary tuberculosis often experience non-specific signs, such as coughing and enlarged lymph nodes. Cats with miliary dermatitis have a rash consisting of fine papules surmounted by small crusts. Thirdly, chorodial tubercules, pale lesions on the optic nerve, typically indicate miliary tuberculosis in children. If left untreated, miliary tuberculosis is almost always fatal. Thus, hypercalcemia proves to be an important symptom of miliary tuberculosis. Luckily, the BCG vaccine was developed, which prevents TB meningitis and miliary TB in childhood. Little later he caught a miliary tuberculosis in Poland. Other - Any other finding suggestive of active TB, such as miliary TB. Miliary tuberculosis may also present with unilateral or bilateral pneumothorax rarely. Miliary TB currently makes up about 10% of extrapulmonary cases. Miliary TB may infect any number of organs, including the lungs, liver, and spleen. Miliary findings are nodules of millet size (1 to 2 millimeters) distributed throughout the parenchyma.