TB Latent Infection

34 year female with history of TB

Latent TB
34 year female with history of TB 
CXR Shows subtle nodularity in the apices , some calcified
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net

 

48-year-old male with history of TB presents with back pain

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INACTIVE SECONDARY TB WITH EXTENSIVE PARENCHYMAL AND LYMPHOVASCULAR INVOLVEMENT
48-year-old male with history of TB presents with back pain
AP view of the spine shows complex lesion in the right apex characterized by fibronodular opacities. There are scattered calcifications throughout the lungs but some are centered around the lymphatics, including the interlobular septa and centrilobular region
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein,net
INACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS CHARACTERIZED BY STABLE FIBRONODULAR CHANGES, INCLUDING SCARRING, PERIBRONCHIAL FIBROSIS, BRONCHIECTASIS, ARCHITECTURAL DISTORTION, AND NODULAR OPACITIES IN THE RIGHT APEX
INACTIVE SECONDARY TB WITH EXTENSIVE PARENCHYMAL AND LYMPHOVASCULAR INVOLVEMENT
48-year-old male with history of TB presents with back pain
AP view of the spine shows complex lesion in the right apex characterized by fibronodular opacities. There are scattered calcifications throughout the lungs but some are centered around the lymphatics, including the interlobular septa and centrilobular region
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net
CXR with linear nodular changes in the right apex
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CT with linear nodular changes in the right apex
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CT with linear nodular changes in the right apex
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CT with linear nodular changes in the right apex
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ZOOMED IN VIEW
CALCIFICATION ALONG LYMPHOVASCULAR BUNDLES (red arrows)
INACTIVE SECONDARY TB WITH EXTENSIVE PARENCHYMAL AND LYMPHOVASCULAR INVOLVEMENT
48-year-old male with history of TB presents with back pain
AP view of the spine shows complex lesion in the right apex characterized by fibronodular opacities. There are scattered calcifications throughout the lungs but some are centered around the lymphatics, including the interlobular septa and centrilobular region
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net
ZOOMED IMAGE OF THE LEFT LUNG SHOWS MULTIPLE CALCIFIED NODULES
INACTIVE SECONDARY TB WITH EXTENSIVE PARENCHYMAL AND LYMPHOVASCULAR INVOLVEMENT
48-year-old male with history of TB presents with back pain
AP view of the chest shows complex lesion in the right apex characterized by fibronodular opacities. There are scattered calcifications throughout the lungs but some are centered around the lymphatics, including the interlobular septa and centrilobular region
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net
FIBRONODULAR CHANGES IN THE RIGHT APEX, WITH VOLUME LOSS RETRACTION AND CALCIFICATION
INACTIVE SECONDARY TB WITH EXTENSIVE PARENCHYMAL AND LYMPHOVASCULAR INVOLVEMENT
48-year-old male with history of TB presents with back pain
AP view of the spine shows complex lesion in the right apex characterized by fibronodular opacities. There are scattered calcifications throughout the lungs but some are centered around the lymphatics, including the interlobular septa and centrilobular region
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net
CALCIFICATION ALONG LYMPHOVASCULAR BUNDLES (red arrows)
INACTIVE SECONDARY TB WITH EXTENSIVE PARENCHYMAL AND LYMPHOVASCULAR INVOLVEMENT
48-year-old male with history of TB presents with back pain
AP view of the spine shows complex lesion in the right apex characterized by fibronodular opacities. There are scattered calcifications throughout the lungs but some are centered around the lymphatics, including the interlobular septa and centrilobular region
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net

Latent Infection ? Activity

latent TB with Question of Activity
CXR (top row) and magnified left upper lobe show fibronodular change. CT scan (lower row) confirms fibronodular changes but there is a suggestion of cavities in the apices bilaterally more prominent in the left apex. 
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