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Monday, February 9, 2015

Chest X ray Mnemonic: Cavitary Lesions


"If you see HOLES on chest X-ray, they are WEIRD": 

Histiocytosis
Oncological 

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis 
Environmental, occupational
Sarcoid

Wegener's syndrome
Embolic (pulmonary, septic)
Infection (anaerobes, pneumocystis, TB)

Rheumatoid (necrobiotic nodules) 
Developmental cysts (sequestration) 


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