Tuberculous abscess

Extrapulmonary

tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem. Axial contrast-enhanced CT (a), axial T2 weighted (b), pre (c), and post-contrast T1 (d) weighted images of a 69-year-old female. Biloculated abscess formation is seen in the anterior left paramedian region of the neck, which shows peripheral enhancement

Extrapulmonary

tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem. Breast MR images of a 39-year-old female. T2 weighted image (a), T1 weighted image (b) post-contrast (c), and subtracted image (d) demonstrate thickening of the skin (arrowhead) and multiple abscesses (arrows) with peripheral enhancement in the right breast

Extrapulmonary

tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem. Bilateral tubo-ovarian TB in a 15-year-old-female with pelvic pain. Axial pre-contrast T1 weighted (a), post-contrast T1 weighted (b), and T2 weighted (c) MR images show bilaterally enlarged ovary (stars) and dilated fallopian tubes (arrowheads). On T2-weighted MR image obtained after antituberculous therapy of 10 months, bilateral ovaries (arrows) and fallopian tubes (not shown) appear normal (d)

Extrapulmonary

tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem. CT (a) and lateral ankle direct X-ray (b) images of two different patients. Lytic areas are observed in the tibia in both cases with proven tuberculous osteomyelitis and abscess

Extrapulmonary

tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem. MR images of a 59-year-old male. Pre-contrast (a) and postcontrast (b) T1 weighted images demonstrate intraosseous (arrowheads) and soft tissue abscesses (arrow) in the distal part of the tibia and plantar face of the foot

Extrapulmonary

tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem. Sagittal reformatted CT (a) and MR images (b–d) of a 48-year-old male. CT image shows focal low-attenuation areas in the distal part of the tibia in keeping with abscesses and bone destructions (arrowheads). On sagittal T2-weighted (b), pre-contrast T1-weighted (c), and post-contrast T1 weighted (d) MR images reveal extensive signal intensity change within the bone marrow of the talus and distal tibial part (stars). MR images also demonstrate an abscess in the adjacent soft tissue to the Achilles tendon (arrows)

Extrapulmonary

tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem. MR images of a 60-year-old male. Pre-contrast axial (a), post-contrast axial (b), and sagittal (c) T1 weighted images reveal intraosseous abscesses (arrowheads) with peripheral enhancement in the distal part of the femur and proximal tibia

Extrapulmonary

tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem. A contrast-enhanced CT image of a 69-year-old male demonstrates the left iliopsoas abscess (arrows)

Extrapulmonary

tuberculosıs: an old but resurgent problem. T2 weighted (a) and post-contrast T1 weighted MR images of a 35-year-old male demonstrate abscess formation with peripheral enhancement in the left iliac muscle (b)

Tumor and

tumorlike conditions of the pleura and juxtapleural region: review of imaging findings. Diagnosis: tuberculous cold abscess. Technique: standard chest radiography and contrast-enhanced chest CT. Description: A 26-year-old man with marijuana abuse presented with acute back pain of two-week duration. There was no weight loss, no night sweats or fever. Postero-anterior and lateral chest radiographs (a, b) show a well-delineated mass-like lesion posterior in the left lung. Contrast-enhanced CT in the mediastinal window setting (c, d) shows a heterogeneous mass with intralesional necrosis and focal bone destruction (arrow) of the adjacent rib, best seen in the bone window (e). Transthoracic CT-guided biopsy was performed. Histopathologic examination of the specimen confirmed the diagnosis of a tuberculous cold abscess