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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
affecting the lungs ... bacteremia, and miliary ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... 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
affecting the lungs ... bacteremia, and miliary ... Hematogenous spread -> Miliary ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Differential diagnosis of TB.
Primary TB: Acute bacterial pneumonia
Secondary TB: Sarcoidosis, Silicosis, Pneumoconiosis
Endobronchial spread of TB: Bronchopneumonia,
Primary TB: Acute ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Miliary ... In both miliary ... In miliary TB the ... Radiology #CTChest #MiliaryTB
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
thickening • Miliary ... nodules representing miliary ... #Tuberculosis #TB ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... Adrenal glands #Miliary ... #Tuberculosis #TB
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
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... Radiology • Miliary ... throughout the lungs ... Mesothelioma, Miliary ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
On new year’s eve I give you the fireworks of b-lines from miliary TB linear probe.
of b-lines from miliary ... TB linear probe ... TB the B-line pattern ... Clinical #POCUS #Lung ... #MiliaryTB #Tuberculosis
Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
infection, especially TB ... density of the lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
individual with active TB ... • Abnormal CXR ... consistent with old TB ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung