Schistosomiasis x ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of pulmonary schistosomiasis. Findings on a chest x-ray suggestive pulmonary schistosomiasis include patchy infiltrates, signs of increased vascular and interstitial marking and mild lymphadenopathy.
X Ray
Chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of pulmonary schistosomiasis. Findings on a chest x-ray suggestive pulmonary schistosomiasis include:[1]
- Patchy infiltrates
- Signs of increased vascular and interstitial marking
- Mild lymphadenopathy
Abdominal X-ray findings in urinary schistosomiasis include:[2]
- Bladder calcifications
- ureteral calcifications("fetal head" calcification)
References
- ↑ Niemann, Tilo; Marti, Hans Peter; Duhnsen, Sjunne Hans; Bongartz, Georg (2010). "Pulmonary Schistosomiasis – Imaging Features". Journal of Radiology Case Reports. 4 (9). doi:10.3941/jrcr.v4i9.482. ISSN 1943-0922.
- ↑ Ketabchi A, Moshtaghi-Kashanian G (2012). "Urinary schistosomiasis with simultaneous bladder squamous cell carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma". Iran J Parasitol. 7 (3): 96–8. PMC 3469178. PMID 23109968.