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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
mycobacterial infection (NTM ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... TB - Only latent ... Active TB: •
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
mycobacterial infection (NTM ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • ... TB - Only latent ... Active TB: •
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 ... #Mycobacteria #NTM
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
reactivation of a latent ... TB. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Active #SecondaryTB ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
of right middle lobe ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... : Clinical Manifestations ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... washings, Lung biopsy
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
clinically silent ... active disease ... reactivation of the latent ... the left upper lobe ... #SecondaryTB #RadiologyAssistant