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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 scan findings associated with | There are no specific chest CT scan findings associated with actinomycosis. But the pulmonary involvement includes the following findings: | ||
*Patchy air-space consolidation | *Patchy air-space consolidation | ||
*Multifocal nodular cavitations associated pleural thickening | *Multifocal nodular cavitations associated pleural thickening | ||
*Pleural effusions | *Pleural effusions | ||
*Hilar, and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy | *Hilar, and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Actinomycosis Microchapters |
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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 scan findings associated with actinomycosis. But the pulmonary involvement includes the following findings:
- Patchy air-space consolidation
- Multifocal nodular cavitations associated pleural thickening
- Pleural effusions
- Hilar, and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy