Radiographic features resemble coins or cavitations, whereas CT shows a ground glass-opacity halo or
reticulonodular pattern (8).
Chest radiographs typically show a fine reticular or
reticulonodular pattern involving the lower lung zones in early stages.
Chest X-ray showed bilateral lower zone
reticulonodular pattern. DHS was confirmed based on above clinical features and laboratory investigations.
In our patient, bilateral alveolar infiltrations in basal segments of the lung followed by
reticulonodular pattern were registered on the chest CT.
Disseminated pulmonary infection can manifest as a miliary or
reticulonodular pattern (Figure 9).
Chest radiograph and computed tomography on admission showed
reticulonodular pattern at both lung fields.
CT scan findings were classified as atelectasis, collapse, lung mass,
reticulonodular pattern, plural effusion, cavitation, diffuse calcification, patchy infiltration, or bronchiectasis.
Two showed
reticulonodular pattern and one had normal pulmonary parenchyma with mediastinal widening.
The chest X ray may show an alveolar process,
reticulonodular pattern, and evidence of fibrosis.
Of 51 patients, 16 patients (31.37%) had cavitary lesions on their chest x-ray, 14 patients (27.45%) had consolidation, 2 patients (3.92%) had
reticulonodular pattern, 1 patient (1.96%) had pleomorphic pattern, 4 patients (7.84%) had mass lesions, 4 patients (7.84%) had fibrosis, 2 patients (3.92%) had reticular pattern, 5 patients (9.80%) had bronchiectatic changes and 3 patients (5.88%) had collapse, Graph-2, 3.
The radiograph showed a diffuse
reticulonodular pattern worse in the upper lung zones with some pleural thickening noted on the right.