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==Overview== | |||
Chest radiography is usually unremarkable among patients with pertussis. Possible findings include [[atelectasis]] and [[lymphadenopathy]]. | |||
==Key Chest X-Ray Findings in Pertussis== | |||
*Chest radiography is usually unremarkable among patients with pertussis. | |||
*Possible findings include: <ref name="PM3816065">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bellamy EA, Johnston ID, Wilson AG |title=The chest radiograph in whooping cough |journal=Clin Radiol |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=39–43 |year=1987 |pmid=3816065 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
**[[Atelectasis]] | |||
**[[Lymphadenopathy]] | |||
*Typically, lung consolidation is suggestive of a co-infection or a different diagnosis.<ref name="PM3816065">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bellamy EA, Johnston ID, Wilson AG |title=The chest radiograph in whooping cough |journal=Clin Radiol |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=39–43 |year=1987 |pmid=3816065 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*[[Pneumothorax]], [[pneumomediastinum]], or air in the soft tissues can be a complication of violent coughing.<ref name="PM3816065">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bellamy EA, Johnston ID, Wilson AG |title=The chest radiograph in whooping cough |journal=Clin Radiol |volume=38 |issue=1 |pages=39–43 |year=1987 |pmid=3816065 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Serge Korjian M.D.; Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.; Yazan Daaboul, M.D.
Overview
Chest radiography is usually unremarkable among patients with pertussis. Possible findings include atelectasis and lymphadenopathy.
Key Chest X-Ray Findings in Pertussis
- Chest radiography is usually unremarkable among patients with pertussis.
- Possible findings include: [1]
- Typically, lung consolidation is suggestive of a co-infection or a different diagnosis.[1]
- Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, or air in the soft tissues can be a complication of violent coughing.[1]