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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
characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... TB - Only latent ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... TB - Only latent ... Active TB: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Active #SecondaryTB ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... disease resembling TB ... a patient with active ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... reactivation of a latent ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #TB #Active #SecondaryTB ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
active disease ... reactivation of the latent ... On the CXR it is ... the left upper lobe ... SecondaryTB #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
man with PMH of latent ... TB s/p treatment ... Labeled CXR: ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary
Here we have a patient with atelectasis of the right upper lobe as a result of
as a result of TB ... position of the left pulmonary ... view (red arrow) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Tracheal #Deviation #RadiologyAssistant