This anteroposterior (AP) chest x-ray revealed the presence of numerous radiolucencies in both lungs, which are known as miliary calcifications due to what was determined to be a case of pulmonary histoplasmosis, 1963. The term miliary comes from the fact that these tiny calcific lesions resemble millet seeds. Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum . Its symptoms vary greatly, but the disease primarily affects the lungs. Occasionally, other organs are affected, and it is this form of the disease that is called ?. disseminated histoplasmosis Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-this-anteroposterior-ap-chest-x-ray-revealed-the-presence-of-numerous-169055062.html
RMKR13CP–This anteroposterior (AP) chest x-ray revealed the presence of numerous radiolucencies in both lungs, which are known as miliary calcifications due to what was determined to be a case of pulmonary histoplasmosis, 1963. The term miliary comes from the fact that these tiny calcific lesions resemble millet seeds. Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum . Its symptoms vary greatly, but the disease primarily affects the lungs. Occasionally, other organs are affected, and it is this form of the disease that is called ?. disseminated histoplasmosis