Abstract
Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death, and the leading cause from a single infectious agent. Pakistan has an overwhelming burden of TB and it is a major health hazard for the majority of the rural population. The lung continues to be the most common site of involvement and even after completion of treatment residual changes remain which may affect quality of life. Complications of TB after treatment completion can often be misinterpreted for other active diseases so it is important to recognize and understand the radiologic manifestations of the thoracic sequelae. Post TB sequelae can be categorized into parenchymal, airway disease, pleural/chest wall, vascular and mediastinal. These residual changes can be minor however, some can be debilitating and even fatal.The purpose of this pictorial review is to show the spectrum of residual changes seen on chest radiography and/or computed tomography that persist after treatment completion and bacteriological cure.
Highlights
The learning objectives of this study include the following: To understand the meaning and clinical importance of pulmonary post tuberculosis (TB) sequelae To understand the crucial role of imaging in detecting pulmonary post TB sequelae whether primary or secondary after treatment completion and bacteriological cure.1
Pakistan has an overwhelming burden of this disease and despite continuous efforts for early detection and treatment, TB still remains one of the major health hazards for majority of the rural population.[1,2]
Post TB Sequelae: These are the anatomical and pathophysiological changes in the chest which are secondary to complications of pulmonary TB, whether primary or secondary, even after completion of treatment and complete bacteriological cure
Summary
The learning objectives of this study include the following: To understand the meaning and clinical importance of pulmonary post tuberculosis (TB) sequelae To understand the crucial role of imaging in detecting pulmonary post TB sequelae whether primary or secondary after treatment completion and bacteriological cure.1. To understand the crucial role of imaging in detecting pulmonary post TB sequelae whether primary or secondary after treatment completion and bacteriological cure. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death, and the leading cause from a single infectious agent.[1] Pakistan has an overwhelming burden of this disease and despite continuous efforts for early detection and treatment, TB still remains one of the major health hazards for majority of the rural population.[1,2] The lung is the most common site of TB involvement and even after completion of treatment, radiological changes remain which can affect the quality of life.[3] Post TB Sequelae: These are the anatomical and pathophysiological changes in the chest which are secondary to complications of pulmonary TB, whether primary or secondary, even after completion of treatment and complete bacteriological cure.
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