Cohen J R, Amorosa J K, Smith P R
Radiology. 1978 May;127(2):315-6. doi: 10.1148/127.2.315.
Pulmonary tuberculosis has long been associated with the formation of cavities in the lung. Many reports in the literature indicate that the occurrence of air-fluid levels in tuberculosis is unusual. The authors present 18 cases of proved active cavitary tuberculosis where air-fluid levels occurred during the active phase of the disease. The consideration of tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of an air-fluid containing pulmonary cavity is emphasized and the pathogenesis of cavity formation is discussed.
肺结核长期以来一直与肺部空洞的形成有关。文献中的许多报告表明，肺结核中出现气液平面的情况并不常见。作者报告了18例经证实的活动性空洞型肺结核病例，这些病例在疾病的活动期出现了气液平面。强调了在含有气液的肺空洞鉴别诊断中考虑肺结核的重要性，并讨论了空洞形成的发病机制。
