An evaluation with chest CT showed a 6.7-cm left upper lobe cavitary lesion extending to the hilum with enlarged ... CT angiogram was requested for assessment of suspected pulmonary embolism.

A lung abscess is a localized (usually >2.0cm in diameter), suppurative necrotizing collection occurring within the pulmonary parenchyma. A number of infectious agents can be responsible for ...

Figure 1.Evolution of diffuse areas of consolidation with air bronchogram, crazy paving pattern, and ground-glass opacities on admission (A) to bilateral areas of consolidation and fibrosis with ...

The pulmonary manifestations of rheumatoid disease consist chiefly of pleuritis, interstitial pneumonitis and diffuse fibrosis. 3,4 A rare but more specific lesion is the pulmonary rheumatoid ...

The cavitary lesion on the left side was resected. All sputum specimens taken after treatment failed to grow S. schenckii. Sixteen months later a chest film revealed a new pulmonary lesion ...

A pulmonary embolism (PE) is caused by a blood clot that gets stuck in an artery in your lungs. That blockage can damage your lungs and hurt other organs if they don’t get enough oxygen. It’s ...

He was diagnosed with pulmonary aspergillosis and treated with voriconazole. Subsequent follow-ups showed that the patient’s cavitary lesion had disappeared; however, imaging revealed persistent ...

Characterised by slowly progressive cavitary lesions, fibrosis and, in many cases, long‐term respiratory impairment, CPA often develops in patients with pre‐existing pulmonary conditions such ...

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