Intracranial calcifications may be seen on a head CT scan of a patient with cerebral paragonimiasis.
Pattern of Calcifications
Type
amorphous, punctate calcifications with or without calcified trabeculae
I
round, ill-defined nodular calcifications 0.5 to 0.7 cm in diameter
II
solitary, well-defined round cystic calcification up to 2.0 cm in diameter
III
"soap bubbles" with multiple, congregated cystic calcifications with a hypodense center, measuring 0.7 to 3.0 cm in diameter
IV
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology
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