Cavitating Lung Lesions
October 21st, 2019
Overview
Look For
- A gas-filled cavity within a nodule or area of consolidation.
Causes of Cavitating Lesions
- Infection - necrotising pneumonia, lung abscess, tuberculosis, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, aspergillosis, septic emboli
- Inflammation - granulomatosis with polyangiitis, rheumatoid nodule
- Neoplasia - primary lung cancer, metastasis
Example
- Cavitating lung disease of the upper lobes in a patient with tuberculosis
![Cavitating lung disease of the upper lobes in a patient with tuberculosis]()
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