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21493

Caption:

This anteroposterior (AP) chest x-ray, revealed pathologic changes in the lung fields of a patient with a Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacterial infection. As a form of atypical pneumonia, M. pneumoniae was formerly known as Eaton agent. Note the patchy consolidation located in the left lower lobe, which was a characteristic of this illness.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Margaret Renz

Creation Date:

1965

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