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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]

Overview

The majority of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis will have abnormal findings in a chest CT, which include micronodules, interlobular septal thickening, cavitation and consolidation. CT scan is more sensitive than an X-ray to detect lymphadenopathies.

Computed Tomography

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

  • Chest CT abnormalities are seen in the majority of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis.
  • CT findings include:[1]
  • Micronodules
  • Most commonly located in the subpleural region and peribronchovascular interstitium.
  • CT scan allows an early and accurate detection of micronodules.
  • Interlobular septal thickening
  • Cavitation is the most important finding in secondary tuberculosis
  • Appears as a lesion with thick walls and irregular margins.
  • It may be observed in almost 50% of patients.
  • It is most commonly seen in the upper lung.
  • Cavities in the lower lung can be found in diabetes and HIV infection.[2][3]
  • Although it is rare, cavities may be superinfected and an air-fluid level is seen inside the cavity.
  • After the active infection is treated, small cavities with thin walls may remain as a residual finding.
  • Homogeneous and dense consolidation
  • CT is more sensitive to detect hiliar lymphadenpathy.
  • The "tree-in-bud" sign is a CT finding that may be seen in pulmonary tuberculosis and it is caused by mucus or pus impaction into the small airways that accentuates the branching course of peripheral airways.[4]
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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Chest CT showing a tuberculous cavity in the left lung.
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Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

Cardiac Tuberculosis

  • Pericardial thickening may be seen in a CT, specially if it is more than 3 mm.[5]
  • Lymph node enlargment is also a common CT finding in cardiac tuberculosis.[5]
  • Pericardial effusion is seen in less than 20% of patients.[5]

Miliary Tuberculosis

CT findings include multiple pulmonary nodules with a diameter of 1-2mm, distributed in a random pattern, pleural effusion may also be present.

Miliary Tuberculosis
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Miliary Tuberculosis
Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard, Radiopedia. (original file here) Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

Tuberculous Meningitis

  • Head CT findings in tuberculous meningitis include meningeal enhancement consistent with meningeal inflammation and choroidal calcifications.[6]
  • Areas of infarction and hemorrhage may also be seen in cases of miliar tuberculosis.
  • Patients with late complications may show hydrocephalus.
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Abdominal Tuberculosis

  • CT findings in a pancreatic and spleen infection with tuberculosis may mimic a pancreatic cancer.[7]
  • Shown below there is CT scan of the pancreas demonstrating a mass in the pancreatic tail and metastasizes in the spleen.
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

References

  1. Jeong Min Ko, Hyun Jin Park & Chi Hong Kim (2014). "Pulmonary Changes of Pleural Tuberculosis: Up-to-Date CT Imaging". Chest. doi:10.1378/chest.14-0196. PMID 25086249. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Patel, AnandK; Rami, KiranC; Ghanchi, FerozD (2011). "Radiological presentation of patients of pulmonary tuberculosis with diabetes mellitus". Lung India. 28 (1): 70. doi:10.4103/0970-2113.76308. ISSN 0970-2113.
  3. Padyana, Mahesha; Bhat, RaghavendraV; Dinesha, M; Nawaz, Alam (2012). "HIV-Tuberculosis: A Study of Chest X-Ray Patterns in Relation to CD4 Count". North American Journal of Medical Sciences. 4 (5): 221. doi:10.4103/1947-2714.95904. ISSN 1947-2714.
  4. Eisenhuber, Edith (2002). "The Tree-in-Bud Sign1". Radiology. 222 (3): 771–772. doi:10.1148/radiol.2223991980. ISSN 0033-8419.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Burrill, Joshua; Williams, Christopher J.; Bain, Gillian; Conder, Gabriel; Hine, Andrew L.; Misra, Rakesh R. (2007). "Tuberculosis: A Radiologic Review1". RadioGraphics. 27 (5): 1255–1273. doi:10.1148/rg.275065176. ISSN 0271-5333.
  6. Komolafe, Morenikeji A; Sunmonu, Taofiki A; Esan, Olufunmi A (2008). "Tuberculous meningitis presenting with unusual clinical features in Nigerians: Two case reports". Cases Journal. 1 (1): 180. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-180. ISSN 1757-1626.
  7. Rong, YF; Lou, WH; Jin, DY (2008). "Pancreatic tuberculosis with splenic tuberculosis mimicking advanced pancreatic cancer with splenic metastasizes: a case report". Cases Journal. 1 (1): 84. doi:10.1186/1757-1626-1-84. ISSN 1757-1626.

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