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Pulmonary tuberculosis

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Month of cough, fever, and weight loss.

Patient Data

Age: 20 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Multifocal patchy opacities in the right upper lobe with thickening and upward shift of the minor fissure.

Case Discussion

These findings are consistent with and confirmed to be pulmonary tuberculosis.

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