Miliary tuberculosis chest x ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Chest X Ray

• Fine, pin point approximately 1-2mm in size, discrete, uniform distribution, soft mottlings.
• Commonly found throughout both the lungs.

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Differential Diagnosis of Miliary Pattern on chest X-ray

• Miliary tuberculosis
• Varicella pneumonia
• Acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
• Fungal pneumonia
• Thyroid cancer metastases
• Renal cell carcinoma metastases