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==Chest X-Ray== | ==Chest X-Ray== | ||
*A chest X-ray will be normal among most patients. | *A chest X-ray will be normal among most patients. | ||
*Abnormal imaging findings may be observed among 25% of patients | *Abnormal imaging findings may be observed among 25% of patients and these include:<ref name="ImamuraSuzuki2014">{{cite journal|last1=Imamura|first1=Tadatsugu|last2=Suzuki|first2=Akira|last3=Lupisan|first3=Socorro|last4=Kamigaki|first4=Taro|last5=Okamoto|first5=Michiko|last6=Roy|first6=Chandra Nath|last7=Olveda|first7=Remigio|last8=Oshitani|first8=Hitoshi|title=Detection of enterovirus 68 in serum from pediatric patients with pneumonia and their clinical outcomes|journal=Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses|volume=8|issue=1|year=2014|pages=21–24|issn=17502640|doi=10.1111/irv.12206}}</ref> | ||
:* Perihiliar infiltrates | :* Perihiliar infiltrates | ||
:* Consolidation | :* Consolidation | ||
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Overview
Imaging is not commonly done in patients with enterovirus 68 infection. One-fourth of patient may develop lower respiratory complications and abnormal chest X-ray findings may include infiltration and consolidation.
Chest X-Ray
- A chest X-ray will be normal among most patients.
- Abnormal imaging findings may be observed among 25% of patients and these include:[1]
- Perihiliar infiltrates
- Consolidation
- Atelectasis
- Air trapping
References
- ↑ Imamura, Tadatsugu; Suzuki, Akira; Lupisan, Socorro; Kamigaki, Taro; Okamoto, Michiko; Roy, Chandra Nath; Olveda, Remigio; Oshitani, Hitoshi (2014). "Detection of enterovirus 68 in serum from pediatric patients with pneumonia and their clinical outcomes". Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 8 (1): 21–24. doi:10.1111/irv.12206. ISSN 1750-2640.