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Final ID: Poster #: EDU-019 (S)

Tuberculosis in Childhood: From Head to Toe

Purpose or Case Report: - To review the ethiopathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB);
- To discuss clinical and epidemiological variables, as well the radiological findings seen in radiography, ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging performed due to clinical suspicion of TB;
- To review and widely ilustrated in this paper the imaging findings in TB.


Methods & Materials: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data, radiography, US, CT and MR findings of infants with the final diagnosis of tuberculosis in order to find common and uncommon radiological findings of the disease.
Results: We select the most ilustrative images in TB such as:
- lung cavitated lesions;
- lymph nodes enlargement with central necrosis;
- bronchial tree fistulas;
- tuberculous spondylodiscitis;
- tuberculous meningitis;
- abdominal tuberculosis with lymph nodes conglomerates with extensive areas of necrosis that had complicated with gastrointestinal tract fistulas;
- bone tuberculosis
Conclusions: -Tuberculosis is a global public health problem and can affect any organ of the body;
-TB demonstrates a variety of clinical and radiological features depending on the organ site involved and has a know propensity for dissemination from its primary site. Thus, TB can mimic a number of other disease entities, and it is important to be familiar with the various radiological features of tuberculosis to ensure accurate diagnosis.




Session Info:

Posters - Educational (SLARP)

Thoracic Imaging

SPR Posters - Educational

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