Pulmonary tuberculosis

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis possible

Presentation

Cough, night sweats, weight loss.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Patchy airspace opacities in the posterior segment of the upper right lobe with coarse reticulonodular densities radiating towards the slightly elevated right hilum. 

Case Discussion

 Findings are consistent with post-primary pulmonary tuberculosis.

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