Abstrakt

Short commentary on the imaging spectrum of pulmonary tuberculosis: a critical appraisal

Luciano Cardinale, Giorgia Dalpiaz, Gaetano Rea

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is currently one of the most important infection related morbidity and mortality causes in the world. The differential diagnosis between TB and some others pathologic conditions is an emerging problem, as pulmonary TB may easily show etherogenous aspects. Differential diagnosis can be particularly challenging when TB mimicks sarcoidosis, lymphoma and pulmonary neoplasms.