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KMID : 0383820070620060479
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2007 Volume.62 No. 6 p.479 ~ p.485
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Differences in CT Findings According to Sputum Smear Results in Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Having a Single Cavity
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Song In-Sup
Lee Hwa-Yeun
Yoo Seung-Min
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the differences in CT findings according to sputum smear- positive or -negative results in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis having a single cavity.
Methods: A total of 32 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis having a single cavity on CT were classified into two groups: smear-positive (n=19) and smear-negative (n=13). The CT findings were reviewed retrospectively. The presence of consolidation, the number of lobes showing consolidation, ground-glass opacity, micronodules and nodule, the maximum diameter of the cavity, and the shape and maximum thickness of the cavity wall were assessed.
Result: The maximum diameter of the cavity was 33.84 +/- 13.65 mm and 27.08 +/- 9.04 mm in the smear-positive and -negative groups, respectively (p>0.05). The amount of consolidation and the number of lobes with consolidation were found to be 89.5% and 30.8% (p=0.01) and 1.37 +/- 0.90 and 0.31 +/- 0.48 (p=0.0002) in the smear-positive and -negative groups, respectively. Consolidations in two or more lobes were only noted in 31.6% of in the sputum smear- positive group (p< 0.05). There were no other significant differences between the two groups. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for the presence of consolidation were 89.5%, 69.2%, 73.9%, and 81.8%, respectively.
Conclusion: While the absence of consolidation on CT may be associated with sputum smear-negative results in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis having a single cavity, the presence of consolidation in two or more lobes on CT may be associated with spear-positive results in these patients.
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KEYWORD
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Computed tomogrpphy, Sputum smear, Pulmonary tuberculosis
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