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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
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... characteristic features Clinical
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 ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... characteristic features Clinical
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 (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... of right middle lobe ... : Clinical Manifestations ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... washings, Lung biopsy
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
reactivation of a latent ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis ... #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 ... the left upper lobe ... #CXR #Tuberculosis ... #SecondaryTB #RadiologyAssistant