Cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis in children: correlating radiology with pathogenesis.

Background: Cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is generally known as a disease of adults, with children typically having features of primary PTB.

Objective: To group children with PTB and cavities according to possible pathogenesis by evaluating the clinical and radiological findings.

Materials And Methods: The clinical and radiological findings in ten randomly selected children with PTB and cavitations on chest radiographs were retrospectively reviewed and evaluated.