Computed Tomographic Features Associated with Pulmonary Melioidosis versus Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Diabetic Patients: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study
Nitin Gupta, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Tirlangi Praveen Kumar, Kavita Salian, Priya P. S., Sundeep Malla, Rahul Magazine, Steven Van Den Broucke, Erika Vlieghe, Emmanuel Bottieau · 2026
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Gupta and co-authors compare chest CT scans in two lung diseases that are easy to confuse. Pulmonary melioidosis is often mistaken for pulmonary tuberculosis, since symptoms and scan pictures overlap. That mix-up can delay the right treatment for diabetic patients, who face high risk.
The team reviewed past cases in a comparative cohort study of diabetic patients. They searched CT features that split melioidosis from tuberculosis with more care. Traits such as cavity form, spread, and nodule pattern were weighed side by side. Clearer scan rules could speed correct diagnosis and start of apt therapy.
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| CREATOR | Nitin Gupta, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Tirlangi Praveen Kumar, Kavita Salian, Priya P. S., Sundeep Malla, Rahul Magazine, Steven Van Den Broucke, Erika Vlieghe, Emmanuel Bottieau |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |