Case: Chest radiograph #880747
Chest Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Pulmonary tuberculosis
What to look for in pulmonary tuberculosis
- Upper-zone consolidation with cavitation and volume loss.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): An anteroposterior X-ray of a patient diagnosed with advanced bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis. This AP X-ray of the chest reveals the presence of bilateral pulmonary infiltrate, and „caving formation“ present in the right apical region. The diagnosis is far-advanced tuberculosis.
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
