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==Chest X-Ray== | ==Chest X-Ray== | ||
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of endocarditis. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of [[endocarditis]] include:<ref name="pmid11830803">{{cite journal| author=Dhawan VK| title=Infective endocarditis in elderly patients. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2002 | volume= 34 | issue= 6 | pages= 806-12 | pmid=11830803 | doi=10.1086/339045 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11830803}}</ref> | An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[endocarditis]]. Findings on an [[x-ray]] suggestive of [[endocarditis]] include:<ref name="pmid11830803">{{cite journal| author=Dhawan VK| title=Infective endocarditis in elderly patients. | journal=Clin Infect Dis | year= 2002 | volume= 34 | issue= 6 | pages= 806-12 | pmid=11830803 | doi=10.1086/339045 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11830803}}</ref> | ||
* [[Pleural effusions]] in right-sided endocarditis | * [[Pleural effusions]] in right-sided [[endocarditis]] | ||
* Multiple round densities, and cavitary multilobar infiltrates. | * Multiple round densities, and cavitary multilobar infiltrates. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Maliha Shakil, M.D. [3]
Overview
On chest x-ray, right-sided endocarditis is characterized by pleural effusions, multiple round densities, and cavitary multilobar infiltrates.
Chest X-Ray
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of endocarditis. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of endocarditis include:[1]
- Pleural effusions in right-sided endocarditis
- Multiple round densities, and cavitary multilobar infiltrates.
References
- ↑ Dhawan VK (2002). "Infective endocarditis in elderly patients". Clin Infect Dis. 34 (6): 806–12. doi:10.1086/339045. PMID 11830803.