title: [Pulmonary tuberculosis in adults: radiological aspects before starting treatment].
abstract: We studied chest radiological images in 69 patients with tuberculosis, 4 of them were affected by HIV-infection. The sex ratio was 2.63. We observed 177 abnormal pulmonary images associated in different ways. Bilateral and diffuse radiological signs were noted. Tubercular cavern was the most frequent image (92.90%). It corresponded to a clear circular and oval image surrounded with a regular wall. It can locate in lesional source or healthy parenchyme. Caverns size was situated between 10 to 80 mm. The reticular and nodular infiltration (69%) as indicated associated linear and micro-nodular images. Lobar pneumoniae (44.90%) and segmental pneumoniae (4.30%) corresponded to alveolar lesions showing an opaque and homogeneous tonality image limited by seizures. They were retractile (P = 0.015). Principal mediastinal signs were relative to the presence of adenopathies (11.6%) associated with pleuropulmonary images. Four patients (5.79%) presented tuberculosis association with positive HIV serology. These patients did not present any radiological particularity. They did not show mediastinal adenopathies aspects. Pleural images better corresponded to a localize pachypleurite (13 cas) than a liquid extravasation (8 cases).
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie Générale CHU Dakar.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Niang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Badiane
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ka
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sano
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Tuberculose pulmonaire chez l'adulte: aspects radiologiques avant l'institution du traitement.