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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... PMH of latent TB ... s/p treatment and ... david_furfaro #Cavity ... #Cavitary #CXR
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Tuberculosis # ... TB #Active #SecondaryTB ... #Cavitary #TractionBronchiectasis
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... disease resembling TB ... pus within the cavity ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculin skin test ... and Culture • CXR ... Treatment: Active ... disease • Check CXR ... HIV-infected patients should
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculin skin test ... and Culture • CXR ... Treatment: Active ... disease • Check CXR ... HIV-infected patients should
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
On the CXR it is ... with cavitaty formation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis ... #TB #Cavitary #
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... Cavity in the right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
coughed up, a cavity ... infection like TB ... consolidation and the cavity ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia