Cystic Change in Pulmonary Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.58.3.261
- Author:
Sung Min KO
1
;
Soo Ji SEO
;
Won Il CHOI
;
Young June JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Konkuk University, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Korea. ksm9723@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung;
Tuberculosis, cysts;
Computed tomography (CT), radiography
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Lung;
Thorax;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;58(3):261-264
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cystic change associated with pulmonary tuberculosis is rarely encountered, and few reports are available on the radiologic findings of pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as multiple cystic lesions associated with consolidation or bronchohematogenous nodules. The cystic lesions in our pulmonary tuberculosis patient occurred during steroid treatment without antituberculous chemotherapy and progressively increased in size, but subsequently became smaller after the initiation of antituberculous chemotherapy. Herein, we report the chest radiographic and computed tomographic findings of cystic change in pulmonary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adult.
