Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome: findings on chest radiographs in 18 patients
| Autor: | Michael R. Williamson, S. L. Williamson, Robert D. Rosenberg, Millicent Eidson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Lung Diseases Male Thorax myalgia medicine.medical_specialty Radiography Cardiomegaly Eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome Muscular Diseases Eosinophilia medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Enlarged heart Respiratory system Aged business.industry Tryptophan Syndrome Middle Aged respiratory system medicine.disease Pulmonary edema respiratory tract diseases Pleural Effusion Female Radiography Thoracic Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 180:849-852 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | Findings on chest radiographs of 18 patients with the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome were compared and correlated with peak eosinophil counts. Nine patients had normal chest radiographs. Of the nine patients with abnormal chest radiographs, three had fine, irregular linear opacities in the lungs (the opacities were most noticeable at the bases); three had similar irregular linear opacities and pleural effusions; and three had pleural effusions and confluent opacities. One patient demonstrated an enlarged heart; no pulmonary edema was seen in this patient or in any others. Although the mean recorded eosinophil cell counts were higher in those patients with abnormal chest radiographs (6,340 vs 5,454/mm3 [6.3 vs 5.4 x 10(9)/L]), the difference was not statistically significant. |
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