Radiological features of lower respiratory infection by respiratory syncytial virus in infants and young children
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
;
: 639-643, 1992.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Respiratory syncytial virus is the most common cause of lower respiratory infection (bronchiolitis and pneumonia) of infancy and early childhood. We analyzed clinical and radiological features of 76 patients with lower respiratory infections by respiratory syncytial virus, which were diagnosed by indirect immunofluorescent test or culture of nasal aspirate in Hep-2 cell monolayer, during the period of January-December, 1991. There were peaks of incidences in March-May and November-December, accounting for 87% of eases. Sixty-two cases (82%) were under 1 year of age. Fifty cases(66%) had underlying diseases. Major radiographical findings were overaeration (83%), parahilar peribronchial infiltrates(67%), segmental or subsegmental atelectasis(32%), and segmental or lobar consolidation(16%). In 15 cases(20%), overaeration was the only radiological findings. There was no evidence of pleural effusion or hilar lymph node enlargement in all cases. By considerig clinical features(symptoms, age. Underlying diseases, epidemic seasons) in addition to the radiological findings, radiologists would be familiar with lower respiratory infection by respiratory syncytial virus. Air space consolidation, which is generally though to represent bacterial pneumonia, is also observed not infrequently in respiratory syncytial virus infections.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Incidence
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
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Pneumonia, Bacterial
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Lymph Nodes
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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