CTICasesPulmonary Tuberculosis in a liver transplant recipient
Cite this case
[...]. Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a liver transplant recipient. CTICases. Published July 11, 2019. https://str-case-explorer.pages.dev/c/4sje8
Imaging findings
Serial CT scans over one year in a liver transplant recipient show progressive development of centrilobular nodules, tree-in-bud opacity, and pleural-based nodules in the left upper lobe, which grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Key takeaways
Immunosuppressed patients are at high risk for reactivation of tuberculosis. On CT, this presents with a mixture of bronchogenic spread (tree-in-bud nodules) and lymphatic/pleural involvement, requiring a high index of suspicion.
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