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Differences in CT Findings According to Sputum Smear Results in Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Having a Single Cavity  

Song, In Sup (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chung Ang University Hospital)
Lee, Hwa Yeun (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chung Ang University Hospital)
Yoo, Seung Min (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Guro Saint's Mary Hospital)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.62, no.6, 2007 , pp. 479-485 More about this Journal
Abstract
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 $33.84{\pm}13.65mm$ and $27.08{\pm}9.04mm $ 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 $1.37{\pm}0.90$ and $0.31{\pm}0.48$ (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.
Keywords
Computed tomography; Sputum smear; Pulmonary tuberculosis;
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