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PART 11: Disorders of the Respiratory System
SECTION 2   Diseases of the Respiratory System

258 Bronchiectasis and Lung Abscess
Rebecca M. Baron / John G. Bartlett

Figure 258-1  Representative chest CT image of severe bronchiectasis. This patient's CT demonstrates many severely dilated airways, seen both longitudinally (arrowhead) and in cross-section (arrow).
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Figure 258-2  Representative chest CT demonstrating development of lung abscesses. This patient was immunocompromised due to underlying lymphoma and developed severe Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia, as represented by a left lung infiltrate with concern for central regions of...
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