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Common chest x-ray findings in Legionnaires' disease include consolidation and pleural effusion. There are usually no chest x-ray findings in Pontiac fever. | |||
==Chest X Ray== | ==Chest X Ray== | ||
Chest X-ray findings in | Chest X-ray findings in Legionnaires' disease include: | ||
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* [[Pleural effusion]] | * [[Pleural effusion]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Common chest x-ray findings in Legionnaires' disease include consolidation and pleural effusion. There are usually no chest x-ray findings in Pontiac fever.
Chest X Ray
Chest X-ray findings in Legionnaires' disease include:
- Consolidation
- Pleural effusion
- Cavitation - in immunosuppressed patients
- Bullous emphysema
- Interstitial infiltrates