TABLE 2.
Radiologic Findings of Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis
| Radiologic Findings | Total (N = 165) n (%) |
Bacteriologically Confirmed TB (N = 99) n (%) |
Clinically Diagnosed TB (N = 66) n (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infiltration pattern | ||||
| - Reticulonodular | 58 (35.2) | 48 (48.5) | 10 (15.2) | <0.001 |
| - Interstitial | 74 (44.9) | 25 (25.3) | 49 (74.2) | <0.001 |
| - Patchy | 31 (18.8) | 23 (23.2) | 8 (12.1) | 0.073 |
| - Consolidation | 17 (10.3) | 15 (15.2) | 2 (3.0) | 0.017 |
| - Miliary | 5 (3.0) | 5 (5.1) | 0 | 0.158 |
| Atelectasis | 15 (9.1) | 9 (9.1) | 6 (9.1) | 1.000 |
| Bronchiectasis | 4 (2.4) | 4 (4.0) | 0 | 0.151 |
| Calcification | 2 (1.2) | 2 (2.0) | 0 | 0.517 |
| Hilar adenopathy | 29 (17.6) | 17 (17.2) | 12 (18.2) | 0.867 |
| Pleural effusion | 18 (10.9) | 12 (12.1) | 6 (9.1) | 0.541 |
| Cavity | 7 (4.2) | 7 (7.1) | 0 | 0.042 |
| Mass/nodule(s) | 4 (2.4) | 4 (4.0) | 0 | 0.151 |