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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 ... TractionBronchiectasis #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
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... destruction (including pulmonary ... 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
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... destruction (including pulmonary ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
the right upper lobe ... reactivation of a latent ... In left upper lobe ... 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 ... reactivation of the latent ... the left upper lobe ... #SecondaryTB #RadiologyAssistant