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Actinomycosis CT
Introduction
CT chest
CT chest
There are no specific chest CT findings but pulmonary involvement demonstrates the following findings:[1]
- Patchy air-space consolidation
- Multifocal nodular cavitations associated pleural thickening
- Pleural effusions
- Hilar, and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]