This chest x-ray shows the affects of a fungal infection,
coccidioidomycosis. In the middle of the left lung, there are
multiple, thin-walled cavities (seen as light areas) with a
diameter of 2 to 4 centimeters. To the side of these light areas
are patchy light areas with irregular and poorly defined
borders.Other diseases that may explain these x-ray findings
include lung abscesses, chronic pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic
pulmonary histoplasmosis, and others.
Review Date: 03/10/2011
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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