Table 1: Radiological lesion of active and inactive pulmonary TB.
Active Pulmonary TB | Inactive Pulmonary TB | Inconsistent Pulmonary Findings |
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• Lobar pneumonia • Bronchopneumonia • Hilar lymphadenopathy • Ghon complex • Large pleural effusion • Miliary opacities • Kerely B line • Cavitary lesion • Fibroproliferative • Coarse reticulonodular densities • Endobronchial "tree-in-bud" appearance • Fibrocystic or Fibronodular scar ≥ 1 cm |
• Lobar collapse (atelectasis) • Traction bronchiectasis • Hilar calcification • Ghon focus • Small pleural effusion Pleural Thickening Pleural calcification • Scar fibrosis with volume loss • Tuberculoma • Mucoid impaction • Fibrocalcific lesion • Fibrocystic or Fibronodular scar < 1 cm |
• Pleural thickening • Diaphragmatic tenting • Blunting of costophrenic angle • Solitary calcified nodules or granuloma • Minor musculoskeletal findings • Minor cardiac findings |