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Classic Ghon complex in a child infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Classic Ghon complex in a child infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
This radiograph shows a classic Ghon complex in a child infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis about six months previously, based on results of a contact investigation. There is a calcifed parenchymal lesion and calcification of the regional hilar lymph node. Although a Ghon complex contains live organisms, the number is small (as seen in infection rather than disease), so management with isoniazid alone as for latent infection is sufficient.
Courtesy of Jeffrey R Starke, MD.
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