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Legionellosis chest x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common chest x-ray findings in Legionnaires’ disease include consolidation and pleural effusion. There are usually no chest x-ray findings in Pontiac fever.
Chest X Ray
Chest X Ray
Chest X-ray findings in Legionnaires’ disease include:
- Consolidation
- Pleural effusion
- Cavitation – in immunosuppressed patients
- Bullous emphysema
- Interstitial infiltrates
Gallery
Gallery


References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Partin, Janice. “Public Health Image Library”. www.cdc.gov. Retrieved Jan 15 2016. Check date values in:
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