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Differential diagnosis of TB.
Primary TB: Acute bacterial pneumonia
Secondary TB: Sarcoidosis, Silicosis, Pneumoconiosis
Endobronchial spread of TB: Bronchopneumonia,
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Miliary ... In both miliary ... In miliary TB the ... Radiology #CTChest #MiliaryTB ... Metastases #Mimic #RadiologyAssistant
Miliary TB
This represents a hematogenous dissemination of infection and may occur in association with either primary
Miliary TB This ... Radiology #CTChest #Miliary ... #MiliaryTB #Tuberculosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Miliary TB: random ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Miliary TB: random ... TB: Tree-in-bud ... patient with active TB ... Comparison #Table #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
: • HIV • Recent ... bacteremia, and miliary ... are pulmonary • HIV ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... : • HIV-infected
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 • Recent ... bacteremia, and miliary ... are pulmonary • HIV ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... : • HIV-infected
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
disease resembling TB ... Radiology #CXR #Lateral ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
Primairy TB is usually ... Postprimary TB is ... Miliary TB is the ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... #SecondaryTB #RadiologyAssistant
Here we have a patient with atelectasis of the right upper lobe as a result of
as a result of TB ... as seen on the lateral ... Tracheal #Deviation #RadiologyAssistant
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Sarcoidosis (stage IV ... Radiology #CXR #Lateral ... Sarcoidosis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant