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Anatomically, PTB presented the highest prevalence among tuberculosis cases. Compared to PTB imaging, CT scans of ETB showed less distinctive diagnostic features. Pathologically, abscess formation was more frequently observed in ETB patients than in PTB patients, suggesting a more intense local inflammatory response in ETB. However, there were no statistically significant differences in granulomatous lesions, caseous necrosis, coagulative necrosis, inflammatory necrosis, exudation, acute inflammation, or fibrous tissue hyperplasia between the two groups. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed higher infiltration of macrophages (CD68) in ETB lesions compared to PTB, whereas the counts of T cells (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+) and B cells (CD20) showed no significant differences. Notably, the expression levels of HLA-G and IP-10 were significantly elevated in the lesion areas of ETB compared to PTB. 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