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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Serge Korjian M.D.
Overview
Chest X-Ray in patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis demonstrate bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and occasionally pulmonary nodules.
Chest X Ray
- Most patients with histoplasmosis (up to 70%) are thought to have normal chest radiographs.[1]
- Acute histoplasmosis may be associated with airspace shadowing with consolidation involving multiple lung segments or lobes similar to bacterial pneumonia.
- Chest radiographs may also demonstrate enlarged hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes. [2]
- Pleural effusions are also possible, but uncommon.[3]
- Patients with chronic histoplasmosis may present with pulmonary nodules.[2]
References
- ↑ Silberberg P. "Radiology Teaching Files: Case 224856 (Histoplasmosis)".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kauffman CA (2007). "Histoplasmosis: a clinical and laboratory update". Clin Microbiol Rev. 20 (1): 115–32. doi:10.1128/CMR.00027-06. PMC 1797635. PMID 17223625.
- ↑ Thoracic histoplasmosis. Radiopaedia.org. Available at: http://radiopaedia.org/articles/thoracic-histoplasmosis-1. Accessed February 2, 2016.