Research Article
Tomographic Aspects of Advanced Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Evaluation of Sequelae following Treatment
Table 2
Frequency of changes observed before treatment (CT1) and after treatment (CT2).
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Of the 64 patients with nodules, one patient showed a halo sign and another showed an inverted halo sign. The cavity wall was measured in the region with the largest thickness. The average thickness was 4.7 mm, with a median thickness of 4.45 mm and a standard deviation of 1.907. Of the 28 patients with ground-glass opacities, 6 presented lung bleeding, which was characterized by hemoptoic expectoration in 5 cases and hemoptysis in 1 case. |