Pulmonary X-ray Signs of Malignant Malaria(An Analysis of 86 Cases) / 实用放射学杂志
Journal of Practical Radiology
;
(12)2001.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-539880
ABSTRACT
Objective To observe the pulmonary X-ray changes of malignant malaria.Methods The chest routine X-ray examination in 86 cases with malaria in company with respiratory tract symptoms such as fever was performed,the pulmonary changes were obsenved.Results Of 86 cases, 58 cases were abnormal on chest filmes,including lung framework marked in 33 cases,miliary,small or large patchy shadow in 24 cases and multiple round opaque mass lesion in one case.Conclusion The pulmonary X-ray changes of malignant malaria are varied,the common characteristic is that most of them are situated at middle and lower portion of the lungs.This may attribute to blood dynamic abnormality resulting from malaria protozoan and the pathological changes of involved tissues.
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Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Practical Radiology
Year:
2001
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