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The findings are not consistent or highly specific. | The findings on chest x-ray are not consistent or highly specific for blastomycosis. No radiographic findings are absolutely diagnostic of blastomycosis. | ||
==X-ray | ==Chest X-ray== | ||
*[[Alveolar]] infiltrates may be present but are not localized to a particular [[lobe]]. <ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref> | |||
*[[Consolidation (medicine)|Consolidations]] with or without [[Cavitation|cavitations]]. Small [[pleural effusion]]'s are relatively common. <ref>{{cite book | last = Kauffman | first = Carol | title = Essentials of clinical mycology | publisher = Springer | location = New York | year = 2011 | isbn = 978-1-4419-6639-1 }}</ref> | |||
*Sometimes, [[Pulmonary nodule|pulmonary nodules]] simulating [[tuberculosis]] or [[Lung cancer|cancers]] may be present. | |||
== | *[[Mediastinal]] [[lymph node]] enlargement is not a consistent finding, but may be found occasionally. | ||
< | [[Image: Blastomycosis Chest Xray1.png|900px|center|This AP chest X-ray demonstrates lung infiltrates due to Blastomycosis, caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis]] | ||
Image: | This is AP chest X-ray demonstrating | ||
*Hyperinflation of [[lungs]] on both sides | |||
*Decreased [[Lung volumes|lung volume]] on left side compared to right lung | |||
*Reticular opacities in the right lower lobe | |||
*[[Hilar lymphadenopathy]] on ride side of lung | |||
*Mass with indefinite borders obscuring the architecture of [[pulmonary artery]] on left lung | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Vidit Bhargava, M.B.B.S [2] Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [3]
Overview
The findings on chest x-ray are not consistent or highly specific for blastomycosis. No radiographic findings are absolutely diagnostic of blastomycosis.
Chest X-ray
- Consolidations with or without cavitations. Small pleural effusion's are relatively common. [2]
- Sometimes, pulmonary nodules simulating tuberculosis or cancers may be present.
- Mediastinal lymph node enlargement is not a consistent finding, but may be found occasionally.
This is AP chest X-ray demonstrating
- Hyperinflation of lungs on both sides
- Decreased lung volume on left side compared to right lung
- Reticular opacities in the right lower lobe
- Hilar lymphadenopathy on ride side of lung
- Mass with indefinite borders obscuring the architecture of pulmonary artery on left lung
References
- ↑ "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".
- ↑ Kauffman, Carol (2011). Essentials of clinical mycology. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4419-6639-1.