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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2024

A 32-year-old woman complains of marked shortness of breath, dry cough, a fever of 39°C, and excessive sweating. Bacterioscopy of her sputum detected acid-fast bacteria [+]. Mantoux test with 2 tuberculin units resulted in a papule 21 mm in size. X-ray visualizes numerous symmetrically located focal shadows 1-2 mm in size in both lungs. The shadows are low-intensity and have blurry contours. What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?

Answer options

  1. Chronic disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis
  2. Caseous pneumonia
  3. Focal tuberculosis
  4. Sarcoidosis
  5. Miliary pulmonary tuberculosis
Correct answer

Miliary pulmonary tuberculosis

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