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==Overview==
==Overview==
 
[[Chest X-ray|Chest xray]] in [[pulmonary]] mucormycosis may show [[cavitation]], [[hilar]] [[adenopathy]], [[pleural]] effusion, lobar or multi-nodular [[Consolidation (medicine)|consolidation]] and [[Nodule (medicine)|nodules]].
==Key Chest X-Ray Findings in Mucormycosis==
==[[Chest X-ray|Chest X-Ray]] Findings==
Chest xray in pulmonary mucormycosis may show:<ref name="pmid9168721">{{cite journal |vauthors=McAdams HP, Rosado de Christenson M, Strollo DC, Patz EF |title=Pulmonary mucormycosis: radiologic findings in 32 cases |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=168 |issue=6 |pages=1541–8 |year=1997 |pmid=9168721 |doi=10.2214/ajr.168.6.9168721 |url=}}</ref>
[[Chest X-ray|Chest xray]] in [[pulmonary]] mucormycosis may show:<ref name="pmid9168721">{{cite journal |vauthors=McAdams HP, Rosado de Christenson M, Strollo DC, Patz EF |title=Pulmonary mucormycosis: radiologic findings in 32 cases |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=168 |issue=6 |pages=1541–8 |year=1997 |pmid=9168721 |doi=10.2214/ajr.168.6.9168721 |url=}}</ref>
*Cavitation
*[[Cavitation]]
*Hilar adenopathy
*[[Hilar]] [[adenopathy]] 
*Pleural effusion
*[[Pleural]] effusion
*Lobar or multi-lobullar consolidation
*Lobar or multi-lobular [[Consolidation (medicine)|consolidation]]
*Nodules
*[[Nodules]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}
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Chest Xray showing cavitation in the upper lobe of left lung

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

Chest xray in pulmonary mucormycosis may show cavitation, hilar adenopathy, pleural effusion, lobar or multi-nodular consolidation and nodules.

Chest X-Ray Findings

Chest xray in pulmonary mucormycosis may show:[1]

References

  1. McAdams HP, Rosado de Christenson M, Strollo DC, Patz EF (1997). "Pulmonary mucormycosis: radiologic findings in 32 cases". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 168 (6): 1541–8. doi:10.2214/ajr.168.6.9168721. PMID 9168721.