Tuberculosis: 4. Pulmonary disease

Fig. 1: (A) Case 1. Posteroanterior chest radiograph obtained at the time of diagnosis demonstrates consolidation and moderate volume loss in the left upper lobe with at least 2 cavities at the apex, the largest measuring 4­5 cm in diameter. Reproduced, with permission, from Long and Maycher.1 (B) Case 2. Posteroanterior chest radiograph obtained at the time of presentation to the family physician demonstrates bilateral pleural effusions, the right greater than the left, and collapse and consolidation of the right lower lobe.

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