Pulmonary tuberculosis associated with the reversed halo sign on high-resolution CT.
We describe the case of a 32-year-old woman with pulmonary tuberculosis in whom a high-resolution CT scan demonstrated the reversed halo sign. The diagnosis of tuberculosis was made by lung biopsy and the detection of acid-fast bacilli in the sputum smear and culture. Follow-up assessment revealed a significant improvement in the lesions.
Marchiori
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Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. edmarchiori@gmail.com
Grando
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Simões Dos Santos
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Maffazzioli Santos Balzan
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Zanetti
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Mano
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Gutierrez
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology