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Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
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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
extrapulmonary Secondary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... 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
extrapulmonary Secondary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
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Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
active disease ... On the CXR it is ... the left upper lobe ... #CXR #Tuberculosis ... SecondaryTB #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
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