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==Chest X Ray== | ==Chest X Ray== | ||
*The chest X-ray of a patient with organizing pneumonia demonstrates non-specific features that resemble extensive inflammation/infection. | *The chest X-ray of a patient with organizing pneumonia demonstrates non-specific features that resemble extensive inflammation/infection. | ||
*Findings on a chest X-ray include: | *Findings on a chest X-ray include:<ref name="pmid2805873">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cordier JF, Loire R, Brune J |title=Idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Definition of characteristic clinical profiles in a series of 16 patients |journal=Chest |volume=96 |issue=5 |pages=999–1004 |date=November 1989 |pmid=2805873 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Consolidation | **Consolidation | ||
***It could be unilateral or bilateral | ***It could be unilateral or bilateral | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [3]
Overview
Chest X Ray
- The chest X-ray of a patient with organizing pneumonia demonstrates non-specific features that resemble extensive inflammation/infection.
- Findings on a chest X-ray include:[1]
- Consolidation
- It could be unilateral or bilateral
- It is often migratory
- Affects all lung zone but usually peripheral, subpleural and peribronchovascular
- Foci of granulation tissue can be seen[2]
- Consolidation
References
- ↑ Cordier JF, Loire R, Brune J (November 1989). "Idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Definition of characteristic clinical profiles in a series of 16 patients". Chest. 96 (5): 999–1004. PMID 2805873.
- ↑ Dr. Bruno Di Muzio and Dr. Ekta Dhamija et al. Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.[Radiopedia.org]. Available at [1]. Accessed on March 7, 2016.