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===Tuberculous Meningitis=== | |||
* Head CT findings in tuberculous meningitis include meningeal enhancement consistent with meningeal inflammation and coroidal calcifications.<ref name="KomolafeSunmonu2008">{{cite journal|last1=Komolafe|first1=Morenikeji A|last2=Sunmonu|first2=Taofiki A|last3=Esan|first3=Olufunmi A|title=Tuberculous meningitis presenting with unusual clinical features in Nigerians: Two case reports|journal=Cases Journal|volume=1|issue=1|year=2008|pages=180|issn=1757-1626|doi=10.1186/1757-1626-1-180}}</ref> | |||
* Areas of infarction and hemorrhage may also be seen in cases of miliar tuberculosis. | |||
* Patients with late complications may show hydrocephalus. | |||
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====Abdominal Tuberculosis==== | ====Abdominal Tuberculosis==== | ||
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* Shown below there is CT scan of the pancreas demonstrating a mass in the pancreatic tail and metastasizes in the spleen. | * Shown below there is CT scan of the pancreas demonstrating a mass in the pancreatic tail and metastasizes in the spleen. | ||
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==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]
Overview
The majority of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis will have CT abnormal findings, such as micronodules, interlobular septal thickening, cavitation and consolidation.
Computed Tomography
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Chest CT abnormalities are seen in the majority of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis.
- CT finding include:[1]
- Micronodules
- Interlobular septal thickening
- Cavitation
- Consolidation.
- Micronodules are most commonly located in the subpleural region and peribronchovascular interstitium.
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Disseminated Tuberculosis
Tuberculous Meningitis
- Head CT findings in tuberculous meningitis include meningeal enhancement consistent with meningeal inflammation and coroidal calcifications.[2]
- Areas of infarction and hemorrhage may also be seen in cases of miliar tuberculosis.
- Patients with late complications may show hydrocephalus.
[[Image: |thumb|none|400px|Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.]]
Abdominal Tuberculosis
- CT findings in the a pancreatic and spleen infection with tuberculosis may mimic a pancreatic cancer.[3]
- Shown below there is CT scan of the pancreas demonstrating a mass in the pancreatic tail and metastasizes in the spleen.
References
- ↑ Jeong Min Ko, Hyun Jin Park & Chi Hong Kim (2014). "Pulmonary Changes of Pleural Tuberculosis: Up-to-Date CT Imaging". Chest. doi:10.1378/chest.14-0196. PMID 25086249. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Komolafe, Morenikeji A; Sunmonu, Taofiki A; Esan, Olufunmi A (2008). "Tuberculous meningitis presenting with unusual clinical features in Nigerians: Two case reports". Cases Journal. 1 (1): 180. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-180. ISSN 1757-1626.
- ↑ Rong, YF; Lou, WH; Jin, DY (2008). "Pancreatic tuberculosis with splenic tuberculosis mimicking advanced pancreatic cancer with splenic metastasizes: a case report". Cases Journal. 1 (1): 84. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-84. ISSN 1757-1626.