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*There are no specific chest x ray findings associated with brucellosis. But | *There are no specific chest x ray findings associated with brucellosis. But pulmonary involvement of brucellosis may be associated with multiple X-ray findings which could be consistent with x-ray findings of [[bronchopneumonia]], [[empyema]], [[Hilar lymphadenopathy|hilar]] and [[Paratracheal lymph nodes|paratracheal lymphadenopathy]], [[interstitial pneumonitis]], [[Lung nodule|lung nodules]] or [[pleural effusions]].<ref name="abc">FAO/WHO/OIE Brucellosis in humans and animals. WHO (2006). http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/Brucellosis.pdf Accessed on February 3, 2016</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:10, 9 January 2017
Overview
There is no specific X-ray finding associated with Brucellosis.
Brucellosis X-ray
There is no specific X-ray finding associated with Brucellosis, X-ray findings associated with focal localized involvement of Brucellosis include:[1]
| Imaging studies of brucellosis include the following | ||
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| X ray | Chest X-ray |
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| Vertebrae | Involvement of Vertebrae by Brucellosis may present on X-ray has anterior erosions of the superior end plate and sclerosis of the entire vertebra. | |
| Joints | Septic arhtritic brucellosis can present lately with small pericapsular erosions, which may be visible on X ray | |
References
- ↑ Brucellosis "Dennis Kasper, Anthony Fauci, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Larry Jameson, Joseph Loscalzo"Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19e Accessed on December 9th, 2017
- ↑ FAO/WHO/OIE Brucellosis in humans and animals. WHO (2006). http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/Brucellosis.pdf Accessed on February 3, 2016