Miliary Tuberculosis: HRCT Findings in 14 Patientst
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
; : 863-867, 1994.
Article
in Ko
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluate high-resolution CT(HRCT) findings of the miliary tuberculosis and their significancy. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We retrospectively studied clinical records, HRCT and chest radiographs of 14 patients with miliary tuberculosis. RESULTS: On HRCT, nodules were seen in all 14 cases, 10 of them evenly, and 4 were irregularly distributed. The size of each nodule was less than 1 mm in 7 cases, 1 --2ram in 6 cases, and 3mm or more in 1 case. The ground - glass opacity was accompanied in 8 cases, and fine reticular opacity was also noted in 8 cases. Other associated findings were pleural effusion (n=4), hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (n=3), consolidation of the exudative tuberculosis (n=4). CONCLUSION: HRCT findings of miliary tuberculosis are diffusely distributed micronodules of variable size, less than 5mm in diameter. The ground-glass opacity can be combined.
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Database:
WPRIM
Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Miliary
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Retrospective Studies
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Glass
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Lymphatic Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
1994
Document type:
Article