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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 ... affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... abscess Primary ... • Progressive lung
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 ... affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... abscess Primary ... • Progressive lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung abscess ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... CT Lung Abscess ... westermani • Other: TB
Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
• Paraspinal abscess ... • Small cell lung ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology ... #chest
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
• Cavitation, Abscess ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Patterns #chest ... xray #clinical #radiology
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... Check soft tissues Assess ... Check AP window Assess ... cervical rib Check lung ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lesions • 80% with lung ... including: M, avium, TB ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Air-Fluid Level on Chest ... man with PMH of latent ... TB s/p treatment ... and pleuritic chest ... Clinical #Pulmonary #Radiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
- M. abscessus ... chelonae • M abscessus ... fortuitum, M. abscessus ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... • Dyspnea, • Chest
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... areas where the lung ... these borders lung-soft ... paravertebral abscess ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology