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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Findings on a chest x-ray indicating pulmonary edema may be suggestive of a Rocky Mountain spotted fever infection. | |||
Although this small study did show some pulmonary involvement with the Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases, routine [[radiographs]] are not usually a part of the general diagnostic work-up unless there is a specific reason for one<ref name="urlAn Evidence-Based Approach To The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever In The Emergency Department">{{cite web |url=http://www.ebmedicine.net/topics.php?paction=showTopicSeg&topic_id=16&seg_id=164 |title=An Evidence-Based Approach To The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever In The Emergency Department |format= |work= |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref>. | ==Chest x-ray== | ||
*A chest x-ray may be useful in a suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever case. | |||
*A retrospective study of 70 RMSF cases demonstrated that 27% showed abnormalities.<ref name="urlAn Evidence-Based Approach To The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever In The Emergency Department">{{cite web |url=http://www.ebmedicine.net/topics.php?paction=showTopicSeg&topic_id=16&seg_id=164 |title=An Evidence-Based Approach To The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever In The Emergency Department |format= |work= |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref>. | |||
*Of those 27%, more than 50% showed a [[pulmonary edema]] pattern. | |||
*Although this small study did show some pulmonary involvement with the Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases, routine [[radiographs]] are not usually a part of the general diagnostic work-up unless there is a specific reason for one.<ref name="urlAn Evidence-Based Approach To The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever In The Emergency Department">{{cite web |url=http://www.ebmedicine.net/topics.php?paction=showTopicSeg&topic_id=16&seg_id=164 |title=An Evidence-Based Approach To The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever In The Emergency Department |format= |work= |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref>. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Findings on a chest x-ray indicating pulmonary edema may be suggestive of a Rocky Mountain spotted fever infection.
Chest x-ray
- A chest x-ray may be useful in a suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever case.
- A retrospective study of 70 RMSF cases demonstrated that 27% showed abnormalities.[1].
- Of those 27%, more than 50% showed a pulmonary edema pattern.
- Although this small study did show some pulmonary involvement with the Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases, routine radiographs are not usually a part of the general diagnostic work-up unless there is a specific reason for one.[1].