FEW TYPICAL X RAY PATTERNS OF PULMONARY MUCORMYCOSIS (PM)<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/suburban-blog.abymtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img-1-300x135.webp\" "\\"\\"")
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PM appearing with the reverse halo sign in a 68-year-old woman. Frontal radiograph shows a right upper lobe consolidation.<\/p>\n
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Frontal radiograph shows a nodular opacity (dotted circle) in the left upper lung.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0<\/span>Left upper lobe lesion with a mass-like consolidation.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/suburban-blog.abymtech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/img-4-287x300.webp\" "\\"\\"")
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Multifocal pneumonia \u2013 poor prognosis.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0Chest wall spread of PM in a 44-year-old man. Frontal radiograph shows a large cavity with an air-fluid level in the right lower lung. There is subcutaneous emphysema in the adjacent right chest wall.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, X-ray can be a useful adjunct tool in the early diagnosis of Mucormycosis.<\/p>\n
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