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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... on Chest XRay ... and pleuritic chest ... david_furfaro #Cavity ... #Cavitary #CXR
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... #CXR #LungCancer ... #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... breath, Fatigue, Chest ... : • Chest pain ... , cough and cavitary
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
to the ED with fever ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... consistent w/ lung ... #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Cavitary #LungAbscess
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... On the chest x-ray ... weight loss or long ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
coughed up, a cavity ... be seen on the chest ... consolidation and the cavity ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... as: Cavity - lucency ... visible wall #CXR ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... with low oxygen level ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... decubitus - air fluid level ... seen • Chest ... treatment until the chest ... foreign body, cancer