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The chest x-ray in asthmatics is often normal. It is done to exclude other causes of [[wheeze]] and aid in the diagnosis of complications such as [[atelectasis]] and [[pneumonia]]. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
The chest x-ray in asthmatics is often normal. It is done to exclude other causes of wheeze and aid in the diagnosis of complications such as atelectasis and pneumonia.
Chest X-ray
The chest x-ray in patients with asthma is usually normal. However, the chest x-ray remains one of the initial investigations done when a patient presents with difficulty in breathing. The chest x-ray in such situations may assist in excluding other causes of shortness of breath[1] such as a mediastinal mass, cardiac failure, tracheal compression, pneumonia, sarcoidosis or foreign body aspiration.
The chest x-ray is also useful in diagnosis of the complications/co-morbidities in patients with asthma such as atelectasis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, eosinophilic pneumonitis and pneumonia. Hence the chest x-ray is indicated in asthmatics with fever[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (2007). "Expert Panel Report 3 (EPR-3): Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma-Summary Report 2007". J Allergy Clin Immunol. 120 (5 Suppl): S94–138. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.09.043. PMID 17983880.