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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
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... fibrotic lesions ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Recent infection • Pulmonary ... fibrotic lesions ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... staining, NAA (PCR
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... in the apical region ... TB #Patterns #chest ... #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... man with PMH of latent ... TB s/p treatment ... CXR #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology