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==Overview== | |||
Every patient suspected of coccidioides [[infection]] needs a chest X-ray. The findings can be variable ranging from infiltrates, [[nodules]], [[cavities]] to [[mediastinal]] [[adenopathy]] and [[pleural effusions]]. [[Nodules]] in the upper part of [[lung]] is a usual finding, they are rarely calcified. The [[nodules]] are better visualised on CT scan and after contrast enhancement.<ref name="pmid26398540">{{cite journal |vauthors=Twarog M, Thompson GR |title=Coccidioidomycosis: Recent Updates |journal=Semin Respir Crit Care Med |volume=36 |issue=5 |pages=746–55 |year=2015 |pmid=26398540 |doi=10.1055/s-0035-1562900 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25577855">{{cite journal |vauthors=DiCaudo DJ |title=Coccidioidomycosis |journal=Semin Cutan Med Surg |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=140–5 |year=2014 |pmid=25577855 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Chest Xray== | |||
The findings on chest x-ray are not consistent or highly specific and include: | |||
*[[Pulmonary]] infiltrates (Focal/diffuse)<ref name="pmid26398540">{{cite journal |vauthors=Twarog M, Thompson GR |title=Coccidioidomycosis: Recent Updates |journal=Semin Respir Crit Care Med |volume=36 |issue=5 |pages=746–55 |year=2015 |pmid=26398540 |doi=10.1055/s-0035-1562900 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25577855">{{cite journal |vauthors=DiCaudo DJ |title=Coccidioidomycosis |journal=Semin Cutan Med Surg |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=140–5 |year=2014 |pmid=25577855 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*[[Pleural effusions]] and [[adenopathy]] | |||
*[[Pulmonary nodule|Pulmonary nodules]] and [[cavities]] | |||
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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
Every patient suspected of coccidioides infection needs a chest X-ray. The findings can be variable ranging from infiltrates, nodules, cavities to mediastinal adenopathy and pleural effusions. Nodules in the upper part of lung is a usual finding, they are rarely calcified. The nodules are better visualised on CT scan and after contrast enhancement.[1][2]
Chest Xray
The findings on chest x-ray are not consistent or highly specific and include: