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X ray is routinely done in the patients with aplastic anemia. | X ray is routinely done in the patients with aplastic anemia. | ||
==Xray findings== | ==Xray findings== | ||
* | Chest xray in presence of infection and pneumonia secondry to neutropenia may show:<ref name="pmid19673883">{{cite journal |vauthors=Marsh JC, Ball SE, Cavenagh J, Darbyshire P, Dokal I, Gordon-Smith EC, Keidan J, Laurie A, Martin A, Mercieca J, Killick SB, Stewart R, Yin JA |title=Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aplastic anaemia |journal=Br. J. Haematol. |volume=147 |issue=1 |pages=43–70 |date=October 2009 |pmid=19673883 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07842.x |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Xray of [[kidney]]s and the [[bone]]s in the arms and hands, are sometimes abnormal in young people who have [[Fanconi anemia]] | * Bilateral multiple ground glass opacities, bec of possible fungal infections. | ||
* Xray of [[kidney]]s and the [[bone]]s in the arms and hands, are sometimes abnormal in young people who have [[Fanconi anemia]] which can lead to aplastic anemia. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Overview
X ray is routinely done in the patients with aplastic anemia.
Xray findings
Chest xray in presence of infection and pneumonia secondry to neutropenia may show:[1]
- Bilateral multiple ground glass opacities, bec of possible fungal infections.
- Xray of kidneys and the bones in the arms and hands, are sometimes abnormal in young people who have Fanconi anemia which can lead to aplastic anemia.
References
- ↑ Marsh JC, Ball SE, Cavenagh J, Darbyshire P, Dokal I, Gordon-Smith EC, Keidan J, Laurie A, Martin A, Mercieca J, Killick SB, Stewart R, Yin JA (October 2009). "Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aplastic anaemia". Br. J. Haematol. 147 (1): 43–70. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07842.x. PMID 19673883.