Pulmonary tuberculosis

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones , 17 Mar 2011
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Jeremy Jones, 13 Oct 2021
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Findings was changed:

Multiple bilateral pulmonary opacities and scarring with apical and left perihilar predominance.

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Description was removed:
TB with pulmonary opacities

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Prior, admission and followup films from a patientPatient with sputum-confirmed TBwho who was admitted with increasing shortness of breath.

Pulmonary opacification demonstrated at presentation.

  • -<p>Prior, admission and followup films from a patient with <a href="/articles/pulmonary-manifestations-of-tuberculosis" title="TB - pulmonary">TB </a>who was admitted with increasing shortness of breath.</p><p>Pulmonary opacification demonstrated at presentation.</p>
  • +<p>Patient with sputum-confirmed <a href="/articles/tuberculosis-pulmonary-manifestations-1">TB</a> who was admitted with increasing shortness of breath.</p>
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .

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