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Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that causes inflammation, the formation of tubercles and other growths within tissue, and can cause tissue death. The current guidelines for diagnosis of chest tuberculosis (TB) are based primarily on the demonstration of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) on sputum microscopy.

The branch deals majorly with diseases of airways, lungs and pleura. It also deals with Sleep Disordered Breathing, Allergy and Immunotherapy, Rehabilitation of patients with respiratory diseases. Department has other synonyms like chest medicine and respiratory medicine. The team involves highly qualified medical doctors with passion towards providing the best comprehensive care to the patients with a holistic approach

The team provides all round clock services to the patients by teaming up with oncologists, cardiologists, internal medicine specialists, interventional radiologists and thoracic surgeons. Areas of expertise: Allergy and Asthma, COPD related lung diseases, Pneumonias [lung infections], ILD [interstitial lung diseases], Pulmonary hypertension, Sleep disordered breathing, Pulmonary emergencies [respiratory failure and ARDS, tension pneumothorax, pulmonoary embolism, foreign body obstruction and other central airway obstructions.

Role of imaging in Chest TB :

• Diagnosis
• Treatment evaluation- response assessment, residual activity
• Detection of disease complications/sequelae.