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
- Chronic disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis
- Caseous pneumonia
- Focal tuberculosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Miliary pulmonary tuberculosis
Correct answer
Miliary pulmonary tuberculosis
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