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- Title
High-resolution computed tomography findings in eight patients with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
- Authors
de Lacerda Barbosa, Diego; Hochhegger, Bruno; Soares Souza Jr., Arthur; Zanetti, Gláucia; Luiz Escuissato, Dante; de Souza Portes Meirelles, Gustavo; Buarque de Gusmão Funari, Marcelo; Marchiori, Edson
- Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings in patients with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed HRCT findings from eight cases of HPS. All patients were men, aged 19–70 (mean, 41.7) years. Diagnoses were established by serological test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) in all patients. Two chest radiologists analyzed the images and reached decisions by consensus. Results: The predominant HRCT findings were ground-glass opacities (GGOs) and smooth inter- and intralobular septal thickening, found in all eight cases; however, the crazy-paving pattern was found in only three cases. Pleural effusion and peribronchovascular thickening were observed in five patients. The abnormalities were bilateral in all patients. Conclusion: The predominant HRCT findings in patients with HPS were GGOs and smooth inter- and intralobular septal thickening, which probably correlate with the histopathologic findings of pulmonary edema.
- Subjects
HANTAVIRUS pulmonary syndrome; HIGH resolution imaging; CHEST X rays; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Radiologia Brasileira, 2017, Vol 50, Issue 3, p148
- ISSN
0100-3984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0100-3984.2016.0093