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* Lateral and PA chest x ray for a 50 year old male patient presenting with fevers, respiratory compromise. Lab tests showed elevated liver function tests and pancytopenia. | |||
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* X ray shows elevated right diaphragmatic copula and haziness in the left lung located in the middle and upper zones without demarcated consolidation. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Overview
On Chest X ray, Q fever is characterized by either signs of atypical pneumonia (hazy non localized airspace opacities) or in less cases, it shows signs of typical pneumonia (lobar consolidation and occasional pleural effusions).
Chest X Ray
- In acute Q fever, X ray may show signs of atypical pneumonia (hazy non localized airspace opacities) and in some cases, it shows all the signs of typical pneumonia (lobar consolidation and occasional pleural effusions)
- In chronic Q fever, interstitial fiibrosis can be seen.
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