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Jay Shendure, HMS 3 September 2005 Gillian Lieberman, MD Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Two Contrasting Presentations Jay Shendure, HMS III Gillian Lieberman, MD Core Radiology Clerkship, BIDMC Jay Shendure, HMS 3 Gillian Lieberman, MD TB: Epidemiology 8 million cases / year (~284 in Massachusetts) Primary infection (~70-90% asymptomatic) →Latency 1% risk of reactivation per year (10% with HIV) Typical HPI: fever weight loss