ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2021
Clinical features of atypical tuberculosis mimicking bacterial pneumonia.
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- Manifestations of tuberculosis possibly associated with rituximab in a patient with diagnosed multiple sclerosis: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- A CT-based radiomics predictive nomogram to identify pulmonary tuberculosis from community-acquired pneumonia: a multicenter cohort study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Article
- High-resolution computed tomography features associated with differentiation of tuberculosis among elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a multi-institutional propensity-score matched study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study is to investigate clinical features of atypical pulmonary tuberculosis (aPTB) mimicking bacterial pneumonia, determine imaging features with the highest degree of correlation, and identify predictors for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) positivity.
methodsThe clinical data of 259 patients considered as aPTB were retrospectively analyzed. The correlation of CT patterns was evaluated with Spearman analysis, and the predictors for AFB positivity were assessed with the multivariate analysis.
resultsThe most common symptom of aPTB was cough (84.6%), followed by fever and anorexia (47.1 and 41.7%, respectively). Infiltrated patchy was the most common radiological pattern (84.9%), followed by nodules (3-10 mm), micronodules (<3 mm), and consolidation (79.2, 78.8, and 66.0%, respectively). Nodules (3-10 mm) and micronodules (
conclusionThis study demonstrated the clinical and radiological features of aPTB mimicking pneumonia. Several paired radiological findings may guide us to the diagnosis of aPTB. Hyperpyrexia and bronchiectasis may be helpful for predicting AFB positivity, and bulla may be a predictive sign of AFB negativity.
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