Enterovirus 68 chest x ray

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Imaging is not commonly done in patients with enterovirus 68 infection. One-fourth of patient may develop lower respiratory complications and abnormal chest X-ray findings may include infiltration and consolidation.

Chest X-Ray

  • A chest X-ray will be normal among most patients.
  • Abnormal imaging findings may be observed among 25% of patients, these include:[1]
  • Perihiliar infiltrates
  • Consolidation
  • Atelectasis
  • Air trapping

References

  1. Imamura, Tadatsugu; Suzuki, Akira; Lupisan, Socorro; Kamigaki, Taro; Okamoto, Michiko; Roy, Chandra Nath; Olveda, Remigio; Oshitani, Hitoshi (2014). "Detection of enterovirus 68 in serum from pediatric patients with pneumonia and their clinical outcomes". Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 8 (1): 21–24. doi:10.1111/irv.12206. ISSN 1750-2640.