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Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
Notice the cavitation ... #Tuberculosis #TB
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
the causes of a cavitating ... pulmonary abscess (TB
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
TB This patient ... was positive for TB ... trachea Scarring and cavitation ... minimal fibrosis and cavitation ... #Tuberculosis #TB
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
Primairy TB is usually ... Postprimary TB is ... consolidation with cavitation ... Miliary TB is the ... #Tuberculosis #TB
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Atelectasis • Cavitation ... #Tuberculosis #TB
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... infection like TB ... Cavitation is not
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
(<100), except TB ... TB - Lymphadenitis ... cutaneous abscesses, cavitation ... cryptococcomas, cavitating ... survival) • TB
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
consolidation +/- cavitation ... presentation of TB
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Hemoptysis - Cavitation ... westermani • Other: TB
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
adenopathy, or cavitation ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB