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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
abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... • Check CXR and
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
abscess Primary ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... • Check CXR and
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT ... westermani • Other: TB
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
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The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
borders in the left lung ... Streptococcus pneumoniae, TB ... and lung cancer ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
infections an abscess ... the consolidated lung ... infection like TB ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #