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Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Progressive Massive ... Fibrosis aka Complicated ... lung disease caused ... bilaterally in the upper lobes ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Fibrosis on Chest ... Fibrosis is a chronic ... interstitial lung ... benign, upper lobe ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... Disease Progression ... infection • Progressive ... Disease Progression ... : • Upper lobe
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... Disease Progression ... infection • Progressive ... Disease Progression ... : • Upper lobe
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... Diseases With Upper Lobe ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
which is known as progressive ... reactivation of the latent ... the left upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
the right upper lobe ... reactivation of a latent ... minimal fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
More than two lobes ... ultrasound - ... feature in the progressive ... with pulmonary fibrosis ... POCUS #features #Radiology