Apport de l’imagerie dans la tuberculose thoracique

Hantous-Zannad, S.; Zidi, A.; Nèji, H.; Attia, M.; Baccouche, I.; Miled-M’rad, K. Ben

doi:10.1016/j.pneumo.2014.02.006

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“…The CT scan which has better sensitivity remains so limited in paucibacillary tuberculosis. The combination of quantiferon dosage and CT scan would be an effective alternative with positive predictive value of 96% and negative predictive value of 92% [6]. Nevertheless, attention must be drawn to the importance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture and histological exam which remain the only way to confirm the diagnosis and to begin an antibacillary therapy [6].…”

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“…The combination of quantiferon dosage and CT scan would be an effective alternative with positive predictive value of 96% and negative predictive value of 92% [6]. Nevertheless, attention must be drawn to the importance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture and histological exam which remain the only way to confirm the diagnosis and to begin an antibacillary therapy [6]. In fact, the major risk is a reactivation of TB which will lead to active tuberculosis in case of immunodeficiency [7].…”

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Pulmonary Gunshot Wound Revealing Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Issoufou¹

2017

IJOPRS

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Pulmonary tuberculosis is a major flail of mankind, 1/3 of the world population is infected. In Morocco, the incidence is estimated by the Word Health Organization to 89 cases per 100 000 inhabitants. However, gunshot assaults are rare. Many circumstances of discovery of tuberculosis were described. We present the case of an incidental finding of pulmonary tuberculosis in a young patient victim of a gun attack.

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