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Case 5 : 19.09.08

History :
Preoperative chest radiograph on a 45 yr old woman

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Answers

What does the radiograph show ?

Multiple tiny calcifications throughout both lungs.

The patient had varicella-zoster pneumonia in the past. These tiny areas of calcification are typical of previous chicken pox pneumonia.

 






 
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