Upper Lobe Cavitations
Also written as TB.
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Chronic cough (>2 weeks), night sweats, weight loss, haemoptysis, upper lobe cavitations/infiltrates on CXR, contact history | Chronic course, productive cough (often with haemoptysis), specific CXR patterns (apical, cavitary), positive AFB sputum |
What our notes say
- | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Chronic cough (>2 weeks), night sweats, weight loss, haemoptysis, upper lobe cavitations/infiltrates on CXR, contact history | Chronic course, productive cough (often with haemoptysis), specific CXR patterns (apical, cavitary), positive AFB sputum | (Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP))
- | Chest radiograph | Pulmonary consolidation, cavitations, effusions | Upper lobe cavitations (TB); lobar consolidation (pneumonia) | (Approach to fever)
- An elderly patient with known HIV presents with a persistent cough, weight loss, and a chest X‑ray showing upper‑lobe cavitation. (Geriatric medicine)