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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
Progression: • Upper lobe ... Tuberculin skin test ... 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
Progression: • Upper lobe ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
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 #CTChest ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #Active #SecondaryTB
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 #
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
PMH of latent TB ... is his original CXR ... Labeled CXR: ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... A CXR some years ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Active #SecondaryTB
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
and clinically active ... On the CXR it is ... the left upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis
Iatrogenic Pneumothorax

Navigational bronchoscopy was performed with BAL and transbronchial biopsy and fine needle aspiration of the
the right middle lobe ... Labeled CXR: https ... #Pneumothorax #CXR ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Pulmonary ... Iatrogenic #Biopsy #Radiology
Here we have a patient with atelectasis of the right upper lobe as a result of
the right upper lobe ... as a result of TB ... position of the left pulmonary ... arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Collapse
Artery-to-bronchus ratio 
Normally the vessels in the upper lobes are smaller than the accompanying bronchus with
redistribution of pulmonary ... This is best visible ... The upper lobe vessels ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular