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Cystic lung tuberculosis in children: A series of five cases


Chetna Mishra
Pooja Abbey
Rama Anand
Varinder Singh
Ravinder Kaur

Abstract

Frequent imaging manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis are airspace or interstitial nodules with or without tree-in-bud nodules,  consolidation, cavitation, ground glass opacity, miliary nodules, lymphadenopathy and pleural effusion. It is unusual to encounter cystic  changes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, and these findings should be differentiated from other cystic lung diseases. This case  series describes five cases of cystic lung disease in children with tuberculosis (TB) with illustrative chest radiography and CT findings.


Contribution: The manuscript highlights the need to consider tuberculosis as a possible cause of acquired cystic lung disease in  appropriate clinical settings, particularly in endemic regions.


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