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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no specific CT scan or MRI findings associated with actinomycosis. | There are no specific [[CT]] scan or MRI findings associated with actinomycosis. | ||
==CT chest== | ==CT chest== | ||
There are no specific chest CT findings but pulmonary involvement demonstrates the following findings:<ref name="pmid8339619">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hsieh MJ, Liu HP, Chang JP, Chang CH |title=Thoracic actinomycosis |journal=Chest |volume=104 |issue=2 |pages=366–70 |year=1993 |pmid=8339619 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | There are no specific chest [[CT]] findings but pulmonary involvement demonstrates the following findings:<ref name="pmid8339619">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hsieh MJ, Liu HP, Chang JP, Chang CH |title=Thoracic actinomycosis |journal=Chest |volume=104 |issue=2 |pages=366–70 |year=1993 |pmid=8339619 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Consolidation (medicine)|Patchy air-space consolidation]] | *[[Consolidation (medicine)|Patchy air-space consolidation]] | ||
*[[Nodule (medicine)|Multifocal nodular cavitations]] associated pleural thickening | *[[Nodule (medicine)|Multifocal nodular cavitations]] associated pleural thickening | ||
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[[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | [[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
[[Category:Overview complete]] | [[Category:Overview complete]] | ||
[[Category:Dermatology]] | [[Category:Dermatology]] | ||
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Actinomycosis CT On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Actinomycosis CT |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
There are no specific CT scan or MRI findings associated with actinomycosis.
CT chest
There are no specific chest CT findings but pulmonary involvement demonstrates the following findings:[1]
- Patchy air-space consolidation
- Multifocal nodular cavitations associated pleural thickening
- Pleural effusions
- Hilar, and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy