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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

## Overview

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Common chest x-ray findings in Legionnaires' disease include consolidation and pleural effusion. There are usually no chest x-ray findings in Pontiac fever.

## Chest X Ray

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Chest X-ray findings in Legionnaires' disease include:

* Consolidation
* Pleural effusion
* Cavitation - in immunosuppressed patients
* Bullous emphysema
* Interstitial infiltrates

## Gallery

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Bilateral pulmonary infiltrates in a patient with Legionnaires' disease.Courtesy of Janice Partin, Public Health Image Library[1] Bilateral pulmonary infiltrates in a patient with Legionnaires' disease.Courtesy of Janice Partin, Public Health Image Library[1]

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Partin, Janice. "Public Health Image Library". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved Jan 15 2016. Check date values in: `|access-date=` (help)

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