INTRODUCTION Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is an uncommon disease characterized by the accumulation of surfactant proteins and phospholipids within the alveolar spaces. Acquired disease can be idiopathic (primary) and secondary. The prevalence of acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is about 0.37 per 100,000 persons. Common symptoms are dyspnea and cough. Chest X-ray shows bilateral perihil...

A 19-year-old Vietnamese lady was diagnosed with culture positive, left upper lobe pulmonary tuberculosis for which medical treatment was initiated. Four months into treatment, she developed a 'rubber-band-like' stretching sensation in her left chest with wheezing and shortness of breath. Decreased respiratory excursion over the left lung was present on physical-examination. Chest-Xray revealed...

objective: thoracic trauma may be a life-threatening condition. flail chest is a severe chest injury with high mortality rates. surgery is not frequently performed and, in literature, data are controversial. the authors report their experience in the treatment of flail chest by an extracortical internal-external stabilization technique with kirshner’s wires (k-wires). methods: from 2010 to 2015...

Background/Objective: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a common worldwide lung infection. It remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Radiographic manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis are diverse and varied. This study was performed to define the various radiographic manifestations of this infection in the pediatric age group in children who were referred to Mofid Children’s Hos...

Background Among the modalities for lung imaging, proton magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been the latest to be introduced into clinical practice. Its value to replace Xray and computed tomography (CT) when radiation exposure or iodinated contrast material is contra-indicated is well acknowledged: i.e. for paediatric patients and pregnant women or for scientific use. One of the reasons why ...

TOPIC: Imaging TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary nodules are common and usually found incidentally in about 20-50 % Chest Computed Tomography (CT) scans screening trials.[1] Evaluation of is necessary as differential broad includes malignancy, infectious diseases like tuberculosis (TB), hamartomas, sarcoidosis, wegner's granulomatosis, granulomas.[2] There have...