Chest radiographic phenotypes in post-tuberculosis lung disease: morphometric heterogeneity, functional outcomes, and implementation of scoring systems.

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BACKGROUND: Post-tuberculosis lung disease affects 30-50% of TB survivors despite successful treatment, yet systematic post-TB screening and surveillance remain absent from most national TB programs. Radiographic heterogeneity predicts functional impairment, but relationships between radiographic phenotypes and functional outcomes remain incompletely characterized in high-burden TB settings. METHODS: This...

Topics

• Humans
• Phenotype
• Female
• Prospective Studies
• Male
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Reproducibility of Results