Bilateral multiple pulmonary tuberculous nodules mimicking metastatic disease

We present CT findings of a young woman who has bilateral pulmonary nodules mimicking metastases. Clinical presentation with active multiple pulmonary macronodules without cavitation responsive to treatment is an atypical manifestation of pulmonary tuberculosis. We reviewed the causes of multiple pu...

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Published in:European journal of radiology 2002-10, Vol.44 (1), p.33-36
Main Authors: Arıyürek, Macit O., Karçaaltıncaba, Musturay, Demirkazık, Figen B., Akay, Hadi, Gedikoglu, Gokhan, Emri, Salih
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Lung - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Medical sciences
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:We present CT findings of a young woman who has bilateral pulmonary nodules mimicking metastases. Clinical presentation with active multiple pulmonary macronodules without cavitation responsive to treatment is an atypical manifestation of pulmonary tuberculosis. We reviewed the causes of multiple pulmonary nodules, role of radiological findings in differential diagnosis and parenchymal manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis in this report.
ISSN:0720-048X
1872-7727
DOI:10.1016/S0720-048X(01)00402-8