Miliary Tuberculosis: HRCT Findings in 14 Patientst.
10.3348/jkrs.1994.31.5.863
- Author:
Byung Su KIM
;
Soon Kew PARK
;
Kun Il KIM
;
Hyun Ju SON
;
Dong Hi JUHNG
;
Suk Hong LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Glass;
Humans;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Pleural Effusion;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Retrospective Studies;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Miliary*
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1994;31(5):863-867
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
