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A chest X-ray can be used to diagnose [[pneumonia]], which is one of the complications of measles. <ref name="CDC"> {{ cite web| title= CDC Measles Complications | url=http://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/index.html#complications }} </ref> | |||
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* A chest X-ray is done if [[pneumonia]] is suspected in a patient with [[measles]]. | |||
* The chest x-ray findings in patient with [[measles]] will be a patchy consolidation of lung lobes and poorly define nodules. <ref name="KimLee2002">{{cite journal|last1=Kim|first1=Eun A|last2=Lee|first2=Kyung Soo|last3=Primack|first3=Steven L.|last4=Yoon|first4=Hye Kyung|last5=Byun|first5=Hong Sik|last6=Kim|first6=Tae Sung|last7=Suh|first7=Gee Young|last8=Kwon|first8=O Jung|last9=Han|first9=Joungho|title=Viral Pneumonias in Adults: Radiologic and Pathologic Findings1|journal=RadioGraphics|volume=22|issue=suppl_1|year=2002|pages=S137–S149|issn=0271-5333|doi=10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc15s137}}</ref> | |||
* Damage to the [[alveoli]] may occur in severe cases leading to [[dyspnea]]. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
A chest X-ray can be used to diagnose pneumonia, which is one of the complications of measles. [1]
Chest X-Ray
- A chest X-ray is done if pneumonia is suspected in a patient with measles.
- The chest x-ray findings in patient with measles will be a patchy consolidation of lung lobes and poorly define nodules. [2]
- Damage to the alveoli may occur in severe cases leading to dyspnea.
References
- ↑ "CDC Measles Complications".
- ↑ Kim, Eun A; Lee, Kyung Soo; Primack, Steven L.; Yoon, Hye Kyung; Byun, Hong Sik; Kim, Tae Sung; Suh, Gee Young; Kwon, O Jung; Han, Joungho (2002). "Viral Pneumonias in Adults: Radiologic and Pathologic Findings1". RadioGraphics. 22 (suppl_1): S137–S149. doi:10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc15s137. ISSN 0271-5333.