Mycobacterium abscessus chest X ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]
Overview
Chest X-ray findings in patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infection include upper lobe infiltrates, cavitation, and/or patchy, reticulonodular, or mixed interstitial-alveolar opacities. The chest X-ray abnormalities can be bilateral or multilobal.[1][2]
Chest X-Ray
Patients with pulmonary M. abscessus infection might have the following findings on chest X-ray:[1][2]
- Upper lobe infiltrates
- Bilateral involvement of the lungs
- Mulilobal involvement
- Opacities (patchy, reticulonodular, or mixed interstitial-alveolar)
- Cavitation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Griffith DE, Girard WM, Wallace RJ (1993). "Clinical features of pulmonary disease caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria. An analysis of 154 patients". Am Rev Respir Dis. 147 (5): 1271–8. doi:10.1164/ajrccm/147.5.1271. PMID 8484642.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Griffith DE, Aksamit T, Brown-Elliott BA, Catanzaro A, Daley C, Gordin F; et al. (2007). "An official ATS/IDSA statement: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nontuberculous mycobacterial diseases". Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 175 (4): 367–416. doi:10.1164/rccm.200604-571ST. PMID 17277290.