Table 1. Comparison of the CT findings of miliary TB in patients with and without HIV.
CT findings | Seropositive patients (%) (n = 15) | Seronegative patients (%) (n = 14) | p-Value |
Micronodules | 15 (100) | 14 (100) | |
Small nodules | 15 (100) | 14 (100) | |
Large nodules | 1 (7) | 6 (43) | 0.031 |
GGA | 0.722 | ||
Grade 0 | 1 (7) | 5 (36) | |
Grade 1 | 9 (60) | 3 (21) | |
Grade 2 | 2 (13) | 3 (21) | |
Grade 3 | 1 (7) | 1 (7) | |
Grade 4 | 2 (13) | 2 (14) | |
Consolidation | 0 (0) | 2 (14) | 0.224 |
Peribronchovascular interstitial thickening | 5 (33) | 1 (7) | 0.099 |
Interlobular septal thickening | 15 (100) | 9 (64) | 0.017 |
Cavity | 0 (0) | 2 (14) | 0.224 |
Findings of fibrocalcified TB | 2 (13) | 3 (21) | 0.465 |
Necrotic LN | 11 (73) | 3 (21) | 0.005 |
Pleural effusion | 7 (47) | 4 (29) | 0.316 |
Pericardial effusion | 5 (33) | 1 (7) | 0.099 |
Extrathoracic involvement | 10 (67) | 4 (29) | 0.040 |
GGA, ground-glass attenuation; TB, tuberculosis; LN, lymph node.