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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... PMH of latent TB ... Labeled CXR: ... #Cavitary #CXR ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... disease resembling TB ... pus within the cavity ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
Clinical #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Typically from TB ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... - Spread of bacilli ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
On the CXR it is ... with cavitaty formation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Cavitary #SecondaryTB ... #RadiologyAssistant
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... Cavity in the right ... A CXR some years ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Droplets that contain bacilli ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Droplets that contain bacilli ... Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... Abscess: • More bacilli ... TB • Many possible ... due to increased CSF ... #differential #TB