An abnormal chest radiograph.

Determining symptoms for chest radiographs in patients with swine flu (H1N1)

BACKGROUND The question arises about the chest X-ray findings and clinical symptoms in swine flu and about the most important clinical finding when correlated with the chest radiograph. Should physicians order a chest X-ray in each patient suspected of having swine flu? MATERIAL/METHODS There were 179 patients with a high suspicion of swine flu. All 179 patients had an initial chest radiograp...

Asymptomatic Bronchogenic Cyst in a 35-Year-Old Woman as an Incidental Finding

Bronchogenic cyst is a result of abnormal development   of the ventral foregut presents as a discrete mass. Most commonly, it is appeared in the middle mediastinum and rarely is seen in adults. We report a 35-year-old woman who was asymptomatic and incidentally was found with a mass in chest radiograph.  

Abnormal pulmonary density discovered on routine chest radiograph.

Figure 4. Enhanced CT image of the liver shows enlargement of the hepatic artery (arrows). Innumerable small, irregular vascular liver lesions are again seen (arrowheads). Figure 1. Posteroanterior radiograph of the chest demonstrates an abnormal density (arrows) in the inferior portion of the left lung. Figure 2. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest (lung window) shows a lobulated mass (arrow...

Pulmonary radiographic findings in 118 leptospirosis patients.

We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and chest radiographs of 118 patients who presented during January 1998 to October 2002 at Songklanagarin Hospital in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand who had a high serum immunofluorescent assay titer for leptospirosis. Twenty-nine of 118 (24%) patients had abnormal chest films. Nearly all of these patients had respiratory symptoms and needed...

Chest discomfort and abnormal chest radiograph.

Bedside confirmation of a persistent left superior vena cava based on aberrantly positioned central venous catheter on chest radiograph.

This is a report of incidental diagnosis of a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) based on an abnormal positioning of central venous catheter seen on chest radiograph and an abnormal pressure waveform. Non-invasive bedside tests included venography with simultaneous chest radiograph and a transthoracic echocardiography with an agitated saline microbubble contrast. These tests led to the ...