Tuberculosis of the lungs Tuberculosis of the lungs Testing for<unk>  is conducted in a similar manner as for other forms of tuberculosis, although a number of tests must be conducted on a patient to confirm diagnosis. Tests include chest x-ray, sputum culture, bronchoscopy, open lung biopsy, head CT/MRI, blood cultures, fundoscopy, and electrocardiography. The tuberculosis (TB) blood test, also called an Interferon Gamma Release Assay or IGRA, is a way to diagnose latent TB. A variety of neurological complications have been noted in<unk>  patients—tuberculous meningitis and cerebral tuberculomas being the most frequent. However, a majority of patients improve following antituberculous treatment. Rarely lymphangitic spread of lung cancer could mimic<unk>  pattern of tuberculosis on regular chest X-ray. The tuberculin skin test, commonly used for detection of other forms of tuberculosis, is not useful in the detection of<unk> . The tuberculin skin test fails due to the high numbers of false negatives. These false negatives may occur because of higher rates of tuberculin anergy compared to other forms of tuberculosis. A case of<unk>  in an 82-year-old woman: File:Chest radiograph of<unk>  1.X-ray, 13 days after onset, showing bilateral interstitial infiltrates File:CT of<unk> .CT, 16 days after onset, showing extensive pulmonary parenchymal involvement consisting of irregular septal thickenings with ground-glass areas and centrilobular nodules with a peri-lymphatic distribution. File:Chest radiograph of<unk>  2.X-ray, 22 days after onset, showing extensive bilateral reticulo-nodular infiltrates File:Gross pathology of<unk> .Gross pathology of the lung, spleen and kidney, showing micronodules (1–4 mm in diameter) which resemble millet seeds. File:Microscopy of tuberculous micronodules.Histopathology, showing epithelioid granulomas with multinucleated giant cells and acid-fast bacilli.
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