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Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
infection, especially TB ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Radiation
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (MDR-TB ... latent Active TB ... and Culture • CXR ... months Latent TB ... disease • Check CXR
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
disease resembling TB ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Typically from TB ... patients with TB ... active pulmonary TB ... tissue damage - CXR ... #Tuberculosis #TB
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
#Tuberculosis #TB ... xray #clinical #radiology ... #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
tuberculosis (MDR-TB ... latent Active TB ... and Culture • CXR ... months Latent TB ... disease • Check CXR
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
TB: Tree-in-bud ... patient with active TB ... #Clinical #Radiology
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
• Pulmonary TB ... • Pulmonary TB ... count >50 • CNS TB
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 ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
PMH of latent TB ... is his original CXR ... Labeled CXR: ... Cavity #Cavitary #CXR ... Clinical #Pulmonary #Radiology