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Case Report

Successful Treatment of a Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patient with a Negative Xpert MTB/RIF Test for Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in Guizhou Province of China: A Case Report

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Pages 1351-1355 | Published online: 08 May 2020

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Figure 1 Comparison of cross-sectional chest CT scan images of the patient with MDR-TB at different time points before and after taking effective treatment regimens. (A) Three months before effective treatment regimens showing multiple lesions and cavities in bilateral lungs (black and white arrowheads) at two cross-sections (A1 and A2); (B) Two months after effective treatment regimens showing absorption of multiple lesions and cavities in bilateral lungs (black and white arrowheads) at two cross-sections (B1 and B2); (C) Eight months after effective treatment regimens showing multiple lesions and cavities in bilateral lungs disappeared (more obvious in the right lung), and fibrosis remained unchanged (black and white arrowheads) at two cross-sections (C1 and C2); and (D) Seven months after the 20-month treatment using effective regimens showing multiple lesions and cavities in bilateral lungs disappeared (more obvious in the right lung) and pulmonary fibrosis remained unchanged (black and white arrowheads) at two cross-sections (D1 and D2). CT, computed tomography; MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

Figure 1 Comparison of cross-sectional chest CT scan images of the patient with MDR-TB at different time points before and after taking effective treatment regimens. (A) Three months before effective treatment regimens showing multiple lesions and cavities in bilateral lungs (black and white arrowheads) at two cross-sections (A1 and A2); (B) Two months after effective treatment regimens showing absorption of multiple lesions and cavities in bilateral lungs (black and white arrowheads) at two cross-sections (B1 and B2); (C) Eight months after effective treatment regimens showing multiple lesions and cavities in bilateral lungs disappeared (more obvious in the right lung), and fibrosis remained unchanged (black and white arrowheads) at two cross-sections (C1 and C2); and (D) Seven months after the 20-month treatment using effective regimens showing multiple lesions and cavities in bilateral lungs disappeared (more obvious in the right lung) and pulmonary fibrosis remained unchanged (black and white arrowheads) at two cross-sections (D1 and D2). CT, computed tomography; MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.