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CXR in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome showing opacification, hilar adenopathy

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


Overview

Chest X-ray

  • Interlobular septal thickening with or without associated peripheral ground glass opacities or consolodation
  • Transient opacities
  • Symmetrical opacities in axillary and peripheral distribution
  • Hilar adenopathy
  • Diffuse interstitial or miliary opacities
  • Pulmonary hemorrhage
  • Nodular disease (without cavitation)
  • Pleural effusions (30%) – exudative and eosinophilic

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References

  1. Fraser RS, Müller NL, Colman N, Paré PD. Diagnosis of diseases of the chest. Fourth edition. WB Saunders Company. Philadelphia, 1999.
  2. Worthy AS, Müller NL, Hansel DM, Flower CDR. Churg-Strauss Syndrome: The spectrum of pulmonary CT findings in 17 patients. AJR 1998;170:297-300.
  3. Johkoh T, Müller NL, Akira M, Ichikado K et al. Eosinophilic lung diseases: Diagnostic accuracy of thin-section CT in 111 patients. Radiology 2000;216:773-780.

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