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The chest radiograph often appears cavitated. Infection starts in the bronchi, causing areas of patchy consolidation in one or more lobes. These break down to form multiple thin walled abscesses - pneumatocoeles - which appear as cysts.
Concomitant pathologies such as a pneumothorax, pleural effusion or empyema may be seen depending on the precise aetiology of the disease.
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