Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Respiratory system, Gastrointestinal tract, CT, MR, Ultrasound, Diagnostic procedure, Infection, Abscess
Authors:
L. Woodbridge1, N. Mir2, B. Murtagh1, C. Cash1, I. Beal1; 1London/UK, 2LU3 1PX, Bedfordshire/UK
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-1919
Background
TB is second only to HIV and AIDs as the greatest killer worldwide by a single infective agent.
A combination of improvements in public health and development of antibiotics,
led to a fall in deaths from TB in Europe in the second half of the twentieth century.
However,
due to the emergence of HIV,
drug resistance and the increasing ease and availability of travel,
TB has become increasingly prevalent.
Although pulmonary TB is the most common site of disease,
27-49% of TB can occur outside of the lungs[1].
Whilst,
positive chest x-ray findings and positive tuberculin tests help support the diagnosis of TB in extra-pulmonary sites,
negative findings cannot rule it out[2] and therefore a high index of suspicion through understanding the various imaging appearances will lead to the prompt and early diagnosis of TB.