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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]

Overview

On chest X-rays, Q fever is characterized by either signs of atypical pneumonia (hazy, non-localized airspace opacities), or in fewer cases, signs of typical pneumonia (lobar consolidation and occasional pleural effusions).

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• In acute Q fever, X-ray may show signs of atypical pneumonia (hazy, non-localized airspace opacities) and in some cases, it shows all the signs of typical pneumonia (lobar consolidation and occasional pleural effusions)
• In chronic Q fever, interstitial fiibrosis can be seen.

Q fever pneumonia - PA chest x ray - Case courtesy of Royal Melbourne Hospital Respiratory, Radiopaedia.org, rID 21993	Q fever pneumonia - lateral chest x ray - Case courtesy of Royal Melbourne Hospital Respiratory, Radiopaedia.org, rID 21993
Lateral and PA chest X-ray for a 50 year old male patient presenting with fever and respiratory compromise. Lab tests showed elevated liver function tests and pancytopenia. X-ray shows elevated right diaphragmatic copula and haziness in the left lung located in the middle and upper zones without demarcated consolidation.