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Radiological Case of the Month
Kin-Sun Wong, MD;
Chao-Ran Wang, MD;
Yhu-Chering Huang, MD;
Tzou-Yien Lin, MD
From the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Wong, Huang, and Lin) and Division of Pediatric Radiology (Dr Wang), Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:821-822.
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A 6-MONTH-OLD female infant presented with a 1-month history of progressive cough, shortness of breath, and fever. Her vital signs were normal and she appeared well nourished. Chest auscultation revealed fine, inspiratory crackles and decreased breath sounds in the right upper lung field. The results of the physical examination were otherwise unremarkable. A chest radiograph (Figure 1) along with axial and direct coronal chest computed tomographic scans (Figure 2 and Figure 3) and flexible bronchoscopic examination were performed (Figure 4).
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Denouement and Discussion: Tuberculosis Pneumonia With Endobronchial Tuberculosis
Figure 1. Anteroposterior chest radiograph shows right upper lobe consolidation.
Figure 2. Chest computed tomogram taken at the level of the carina shows low-density regions in the lung parenchyma, presumed to indicate caseous necrosis in the right upper lobe.
Figure 3. . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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