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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

## Overview

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The chest CT scan findings in anthrax include mediastinal widening, hyperdense lymph nodes, and edema of the mediastinal fat.

## CT

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Chest CT is able to identify the following changes in inhaled anthrax patients:[1]

* Mediastinal widening: common among patients who present at a hospital emergency department
* Hyperdense lymph nodes in the mediastinum: represent hemorrhage and necrosis following spore germination and vegetative growth with exotoxin elaboration
* Edema of mediastinal fat

## References

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1. ↑ "Anthrax in Humans and Animals" (PDF).