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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 ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... AirFluidLevel #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 ... Tuberculosis #TB #Active ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
and clinically active ... On the CXR it is ... the left upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #SecondaryTB #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
miliary TB Secondary ... extrapulmonary Secondary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... 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
miliary TB Secondary ... extrapulmonary Secondary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
illustration the lower lobe ... level of the main pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant