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- Ghon focus: Initial site of parenchymal involvement at the time of first infection.
- Ranke complex: Combination of a Ghon focus and enlarged or calcified lymph nodes.
- Simon foci: Apical nodules (often calcified) that result from hematogenous seeding at the time of initial infection.
- Rasmussen aneurysm: Pseudoaneurysm of a pulmonary artery caused by erosion from an adjacent tuberculous cavity. Can form months to years after cavity formation.
- Pott disease: Tuberculosis of the spine.
References
- Leung AN. Pulmonary tuberculosis: the essentials. Radiology. 1999 Feb;210(2):307-22.
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