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. 2021 Oct;38(10):465-467.
doi: 10.12788/fp.0190.

Cavitary Lung Lesion in a Tuberculosis-Negative Patient

Michael C Harding  1 , Steven J Gibson  1 , Jarett R Beaudoin  1
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Cavitary Lung Lesion in a Tuberculosis-Negative Patient

Michael C Harding et al. Fed Pract. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

A patient with worsening chronic cough, shortness of breath, and hemoptysis tested negative for tuberculosis; but a chest computed tomography scan showed an upper left lobe cavitary lesion.

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Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

Figures

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FIGURE 1
Chest Axial Computed Tomography Image showing pulmonary cavitary and a ball-shaped lesion.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Chest Coronal Computed Tomography Image redemonstrates the findings.
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