Presentation
Cough and fevers.
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Miliary tuberculosis
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Widespread small nodular opacities throughout both lungs.
From the case:
Miliary tuberculosis
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Innumerable round small pulmonary nodules throughout the lungs as well as some regions of peribronchial thickening and mucous impaction within the airways at the lung apices.
Case Discussion
Patient proceeded to bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage with M. tuberculosis detected by PCR. This is the typical appearance of miliary TB.