Rocky Mountain spotted fever chest x-ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.
Overview
A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Findings on a chest x-ray indicating pulmonary edema may be suggestive of a Rocky Mountain spotted fever infection.
Chest x-ray
- A chest x-ray may be useful in a suspected Rocky Mountain spotted fever case.
- A retrospective study of 70 RMSF cases demonstrated that 27% showed abnormalities.[1].
- Of those 27%, more than 50% showed a pulmonary edema pattern.
- Although this small study did show some pulmonary involvement with the Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases, routine radiographs are not usually a part of the general diagnostic work-up unless there is a specific reason for one.[1].