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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

In Legionnaires' disease, chest CT findings may include bilateral, multiple affected segments and peripheral lung consolidation with ground glass opacity. There are usually no chest CT findings in Pontiac fever.

Computed Tomography

• In Legionnaires' disease, chest CT findings may include bilateral, multiple affected segments and peripheral lung consolidation with ground glass opacity.
• There are usually no chest CT findings in Pontiac fever.