CT fo Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children

ABSTRACT

This paper illustrates the spectrum of CT findigns of pulmonary tuberculosis in children and shows the advantages and complementary nature of CT compared with conventional radiography. Common CT manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis in children are mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy, air-space consolidation, atelectasis and disseminated nodules. CT is useful in the detection of the disease in equivocal chest radiographs, in the characterization of lesions, by demonstrating caseation necrotic areas, calcification and bronchogenic spread nodules, and in defining the extent of the disease and its complications. This in formation will be helpful in the diagnosis and evaluation of tuberculosis in children.