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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
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 #SecondaryTB ... 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
Progression: • Upper lobe ... Tuberculin skin test ... Active TB: • ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
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 ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Active #SecondaryTB ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #SecondaryTB #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Tracheal #Deviation #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Engorgement #RadiologyAssistant