India: A recent study conducted in a high-endemic region highlights the role of chest X-rays (CXR) in identifying ...

The patient, a thirty-five-year-old physician, had a long standing history of pulmonary tuberculosis and underwent lobectomy because of cavitary tuberculosis of the right upper lobe. A needle ...

Samman, A. and Babi, A. (2025) Pulmonary Septic Emboli Following Endocarditis: A Case Report. Open Journal of Clinical ...

Cavities generally harbor large numbers of bacteria and, as a result, patients with cavitary disease tend to be highly infectious. a person identified as having been exposed to a patient with ...

Post-primary TB consists of consolidation and/or nodules, frequently in the upper lobes or apices of the lower lobes, with or without cavitation (Nachiappan et al., 2017). CXRs of people with previous ...

Most intracavitary nodules associated with tuberculosis correspond to aspergillomas (fungus balls caused by Aspergillus spp. colonization). 6 Less common etiologies include blood clots, cavitary lung ...

Nine (4%) patients died before the end of their TB therapy appointment. Eight of them (90%) had extensive infiltrates and/or cavitation in both lungs. Immulite Aspergillus-specific IgG level was ...

Tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection ... 1 CPA typically manifests radiologically as upper lobe cavitation accompanied by pleural thickening. A fungal ball (aspergilloma) is seen ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health concern, with long-term lung damage requiring pulmonary rehabilitation for improved ...

World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on March 24 to raise awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the ...