Cavitation is most often seen in:: (A) Mycoplasma pneumonia, (B) Tuberculous pneumonia, (C) Streptococcal pneumonia, (D) Staphylococcal pneumonia
Answer is B. Ans. (b) Tuberculous pneumonia Pneumonia pattern Etiologic organism Lobar distribution Streptococcus pneumoniae Bulging fissure Klebsiella Cavitation Tuberculosis Pneumatocele Staphylococcus Alveolar nodules Varicella, Tuberculosis Pulmonary edema Virai/Pneumocystis pneumoniae