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F: 
  there 
  is a thick walled cavity 
  in the right apical and posterior segments of the upper lobe with surrounding 
  consolidation 
 
  H: 
  Adult 
  man, 83-years-old, cough, fever, night sweats
 
  INFO/WWW-LINKS: 
     
    Any form of immuncompromise may cause a post-primary TB: e.g. malignancy, 
    diabetes mellitus, treatment with steroids, HIV and in elderly patients. In 
    cavitating TB (one 
    form of post-primary TB) you may find fibrocavitary apical disease and pneumonic 
    infiltrates 
 
D: 
  cavitating 
  tuberculous infection in the right upper lobe, with surrounding consolidation 
  and pneumonic infiltrates
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