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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
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... chronic pulmonary ... 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
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... chronic pulmonary ... Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis ... bacilli (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Pathology ... #Tuberculosis # ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy #NEJM
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... tissue damage - CXR ... involvement - CT
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... Pal @drdevrad #Pulmonary ... #Tuberculosis # ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... Mycobacterium: Tuberculosis ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Tuberculous Peritonitis- ...A computed tomographic scan obtained after the administration of contrast material showed a large
Tuberculous Peritonitis ... #clinical #NEJM ... #radiology #CT # ... laparoscopy #tuberculous ... #peritonitis #tuberculosis
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
was performed (Video ... airway lumen (Video ... #NEJM #clinical ... #laryngoscope #radiology ... #CT #laryngocele
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
empyema, hemothorax, and ... treatment for pulmonary ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR # ... Oleothorax #NEJM
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... appreciated on a CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Active #SecondaryTB