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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... man with PMH of latent ... Labeled CXR: ... #Cavitary #CXR ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
the left upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis #TB #Active ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Normal Hilar Anatomy ... branches and the pulmonary ... intermedius LPA - left Pulmonary ... drdevrad #Hilar #Anatomy ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
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 ... reactivation of a latent ... Tuberculosis #TB #Active ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... a patient with active ... pus within the cavity ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
and clinically active ... reactivation of the latent ... On the CXR it is ... the left upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
illustration the lower lobe ... orientation, while the pulmonary ... level of the main pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #