Presentation
Routine chest x-ray in a patient with a long smoking history and past treatment of tuberculosis.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Bilateral pulmonary nodules - tuberculous granulomas
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Bilateral high density / calcified pulmonary nodules. Left lower zone bullae. Left apical pleural thickening.
Case Discussion
A 70-year-old man with proven past pulmonary tuberculosis treated with antibiotics and left apical bullectomy.
Left apical pleural thickening is present which represents scarring in this case. High-density/calcified pulmonary nodules with this history represent healed tuberculosis.