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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
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- In cystic fibrosis chest radiographs may be normal early in life.
- The chest radiographic features overlap with many other disorders, particularly those characterized by inflammatory or destructive changes of the airways.
- Hyperinflation due to mucus plugging of small bronchioles is the earlist radiographic sign of cystic fibrosis in infants and children.
- Atelectasis (especially in right upper lobe) is common in infancy.[1]
- Most patients with CF demonstrate some of the classic chest radiographic findings that reflect chronic bronchiectasis:[2]
- Hyperinflation
- Bronchial thickening and dilatation
- Peribronchial cuffing
- Mucoid impaction
- Cystic radiolucencies
- Increase in interstitial markings
- Scattered nodular densities
References
- ↑ Odev K, Guler I, Altinok T, Pekcan S, Batur A, Ozbiner H (2013). "Cystic and cavitary lung lesions in children: radiologic findings with pathologic correlation". J Clin Imaging Sci. 3: 60. doi:10.4103/2156-7514.124087. PMC 3935260. PMID 24605255.
- ↑ Grum CM, Lynch JP (September 1992). "Chest radiographic findings in cystic fibrosis". Semin Respir Infect. 7 (3): 193–209. PMID 1475543.