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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... tissue damage - CXR
The retracted visceral pleura is seen (blue arrow) which indicates that there is a pneumothorax.
There is
is seen (blue arrow ... visible (yellow arrow ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Hydropneumothorax #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
within the cavity (arrow ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
air-bronchogram (arrow ... In the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
conjunction with the clinical ... the etiology, narrow ... the differential ... diagnoses, & design a management
Here another patient with free abdominal air.
Notice the very thin regular line which is the diaphragm
the diaphragm (arrow ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Free #Air ... FreeAir #Diaphragm #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
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
air-fluid level (blue arrow ... upper lobe (red arrow ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #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
(LTBI) Pathophysiology ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
A common finding in atelectasis of the right upper lobe is 'tenting' of the diafphragm (blue
diafphragm (blue arrow ... both lungs (red arrows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Lobar ... Collapse #Tenting #RadiologyAssistant