Radiographic improvement and its predictors in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

摘要

We read with great interest the article by Heo et al. entitled “Radiographic improvement and its predictors in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis”.13?cm), nodules (<3?cm) with patchy opacity, fibrotic, cavitary, linear, and miliary pattern. However, they have not mentioned whether any X-ray showed atelectasis. Atelectasis in tuberculosis occurs due to narrowing of the bronchus either as a result of extrinsic compression by the enlarged lymph node or due to endobronchial tuberculosis.