Test
Parenchymal lesions
Single or multiple lesions of > 0.5 cm
May occur in primary or secundary TB
Main finding on Chest X-ray in 5% cases of secondary TB[ 2]
Results from the surrounding of M. tuberculosis with inflammatory or connective tissue.[ 3] [ 4] [ 2]
The center of the tuberculoma is often necrotic
Satellite lesions (80%)
Nodular or diffused calcifications in 20-30% cases[ 3]
Present in active and inactive disease
May regress after treatment
Air-filled sect may persist[ 5]
May be misidentified as an emphysematous bulla or pneumatocelle.
Common in secondary TB
Marked fibrosis in ≤40% of secondary TB cases, which may present as:
Upper love atelectasis
Compensatory hyperinflation of the lower lobe
Hilar retraction
Mediastinal shift
Unspecific X-Ray findings:[ 6]
Parenchymal bands
Fibrotic cavities
Fibrotic nodules
Traction bronchiectasis
Common in end-stage of TB
Involvement of the airways and parenchyma
May follow primary TB or secondary TB
Spreads across the lung with cavitation and fibrosis[ 3]
Concomitant infection with bacteria or bacteria may occur
Complicates assessment of TB activity in the lung with the X-ray.
Mass of hyphae, cell debris and mucus, commonly located in a cavity or bronchus[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Previous history of chronic cavitary TB in 25-55% of cases presenting with aspergilloma
Frequently courses with hemoptysis (50-90%)
X-ray shows a mobile mass ringed by an air shadow
CT shows a mobile mass, generally interspaced with air shadows
May be calcified
Bronchogenic carcinoma[ 6]
May be misinterpreted as TB progression
Scar formation in TB may lead to carcinoma
May cause reactivation of TB[ 10] [ 11]
Airway Lesions
Differential Diagnosis of Infectious Diarrhea
Acute inflammatory diarrhea may be caused by different pathogens. Bellow is a table describing some of these pathogens in terms of transmission and symptoms:[ 12] [ 13]
Pathogen
Transmission
Clinical Manifestations
Fever
Nausea/Vomiting
Abdominal Pain
Bloody Stool
Salmonella
Foodborne transmission, community-acquired
++
+
++
+
Shigella
Community-acquired, person-to-person
++
++
++
+
Campylobacter
Community-acquired, ingestion of undercooked poultry
++
+
++
+
E. coli (EHEC or EIEC)
Foodborne transmission, ingestion of undercooked hamburger meat
±
+
++
++
Clostridium difficile
Nosocomial spread, antibiotic use
+
±
+
+
Yersinia
Community-aquired, foodborne transmission
++
+
++
+
Entamoeba histolytica
Travel to or emigration from tropical regions
+
±
+
±
Aeromonas
Ingestion of contaminated water
++
+
++
+
Plesiomonas
Ingestion of contaminated water or undercooked shellfish, travel to tropical regions
±
++
+
+
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