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Routine use of high-resolution chest CT is recommended for early diagnosis and timely treatment of pleural disease in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.<ref name="pmid25140767">{{cite journal| author=Hu Y, Lu MP, Teng LP, Guo L, Zou LX| title=[Risk factors for pleural lung disease in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis]. | journal=Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi | year= 2014 | volume= 16 | issue= 8 | pages= 783-6 | pmid=25140767 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25140767 }} </ref> | |||
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Image:Pleura effusion.jpg|[[Computed tomography|CT]] scan of chest showing left sided pleural effusion. Effusion fluid often settles at the lowest space due to [[gravity]]; here at the back as the patient is lying under scanner. | Image:Pleura effusion.jpg|[[Computed tomography|CT]] scan of chest showing left sided pleural effusion. Effusion fluid often settles at the lowest space due to [[gravity]]; here at the back as the patient is lying under scanner. | ||
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Routine use of high-resolution chest CT is recommended for early diagnosis and timely treatment of pleural disease in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.[1]
References
- ↑ Hu Y, Lu MP, Teng LP, Guo L, Zou LX (2014). "[Risk factors for pleural lung disease in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis]". Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 16 (8): 783–6. PMID 25140767.