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A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
Diagnosis: Cavitary ... CXR #ChestXRay #Cavitary ... #LungAbscess #AirFluidLevel
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
pus within the cavity ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... #AirFluidLevel ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... david_furfaro #Cavity ... #Cavitary #CXR ... Pulmonary #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
#SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
#SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #CTChest #Cavity #Pneumonia #CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
#CXR #CTChest #Cavity ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
Radiology #CTChest #Cavity ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
LungCancer #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Same patient with nontuberculous mycobacteria infection.
Multiple small cavities are seen. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest #NonTuberculosis #Mycobacteria #NTM
Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient with a mycobacterium infection.
Notice the nodules with cavitation #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #NonTuberculosis #Mycobacteria
Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant