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Table 2 CT findings in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with or without emphysema

From: Impact of emphysema on sputum culture conversion in male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis

CT findings

Total

n = 79

With emphysema

n = 38

Without emphysema

n = 41

p- value*

Cavities

45 (56.96%)

27 (71.05%)

18 (43.90%)

0.015

Consolidation

57 (72.15%)

32 (84.21%)

25 (60.98%)

0.021

Bronchiolitis

62 (78.48%)

28 (73.68%)

34 (82.93%)

0.318

Nodule/mass

29 (36.71%)

16 (42.11%)

13 (31.71%)

0.338

  1. Data are n (%)
  2. *We used Fisher’s exact test