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==Imaging== | ==Imaging== | ||
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! colspan="3" |Imaging studies of brucellosis include the following | |||
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| rowspan="3" |X ray | |||
|Chest X-ray | |||
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*There are no specific chest x ray findings associated with brucellosis. | |||
*If focal pulmonary complications occur, findings on chest x-ray include [[bronchopneumonia]], [[empyema]], [[Hilar lymphadenopathy|hilar]] and [[Paratracheal lymph nodes|paratracheal lymphadenopathy]], [[interstitial pneumonitis]], [[Lung nodule|lung nodules]] or [[pleural effusions]].<ref name="abc">FAO/WHO/OIE Brucellosis in humans and animals. WHO (2006). http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/Brucellosis.pdf Accessed on February 3, 2016</ref> | |||
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|Vertebrae | |||
|Anterior erosions of the superior end plate are typically the first features to become evident | |||
Sclerosis of the whole vertebra. | |||
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|Joints | |||
|Septic arhtritic brucellosis can present as small pericapsular erosions, which may be visible on X ray | |||
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|CT scanning | |||
| colspan="2" |Only specific finding the may be used to distinguish brucellosis from other diseases is Localized [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015001245 snowflake calcification] in chronic hepatosplenic brucellosis | |||
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|MRI, plain radiographs, radionuclide bone scintigraphy, and joint sonography | |||
| colspan="2" |MRI examination to rule out spinal cord compromise | |||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Brucellosis Imaging On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Brucellosis Imaging |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Danitza Lukac
Overview
Imaging
| Imaging studies of brucellosis include the following | ||
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| X ray | Chest X-ray |
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| Vertebrae | Anterior erosions of the superior end plate are typically the first features to become evident
Sclerosis of the whole vertebra. | |
| Joints | Septic arhtritic brucellosis can present as small pericapsular erosions, which may be visible on X ray | |
| CT scanning | Only specific finding the may be used to distinguish brucellosis from other diseases is Localized snowflake calcification in chronic hepatosplenic brucellosis | |
| MRI, plain radiographs, radionuclide bone scintigraphy, and joint sonography | MRI examination to rule out spinal cord compromise | |
Reference
- ↑ FAO/WHO/OIE Brucellosis in humans and animals. WHO (2006). http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/Brucellosis.pdf Accessed on February 3, 2016