endobronchial tuberculosis and chest radiography i read, with interest, the article entitled “clinical and para-clinical presentations of endobronchial tuberculosis” by ahmadi hoseini h. s. et al. (1) published in this journal. i would like to focus on some details about the chest x-ray of patients as elaborated by the authors in the results section. accordingly, the findings of chest radiograp...

BACKGROUND To ascertain current chest radiography practice in intensive care units (ICUs) in the Netherlands. METHODS Postal survey: a questionnaire was sent to all ICUs with > 5 beds suitable for mechanical ventilation; pediatric ICUs were excluded. When an ICU performed daily-routine chest radiographs in any group of patients it was considered to be a "daily-routine chest radiography" ICU. ...

BACKGROUND Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important cause of acute respiratory disease in ambulatory care settings. The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of medical history and physical examination in diagnosing CAP. METHODS Pediatric residents prospectively completed a questionnaire documenting patients' medical history and physical examination whenever a chest rad...

References ...................................................................................... 29 Abstract Chest radiography is the most frequent examination performed in the majority of pediatric radiology departments. It remains the initial imaging study to evaluate most thoracic diseases in children. A systematic approach to the interpretation of children’s chest radiographs, knowledge of...

Pulmonary cryptococcosis is rare in immunocompetent subjects. Here, we present the case of a 16-year-old boy who was referred to our pediatric department for the management of multiple consolidations detected on chest radiography, which was routinely performed when the patient was being evaluated for an ankle fracture. Fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed, and the definitive diagnosis wa...

OBJECTIVE Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is an uncommon disorder, which is characterized by recurrent hemoptysis, iron deficiency anemia and diffuse parenchymal infiltration on chest radiographs in pediatric patients. We wish to present clinical and radiological (plain radiography and CT) findings of this rare pathology. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 14-year-old girl was ...

Aim: To assess the etiology of chest pain among children referred to an emergency department or to a cardiology clinic Method: All echocardiograms performed on 50 consecutive children (27 girls, 23 boys) (aged 1.8 -16 years) who were referred to pediatric cardiology services for evaluation of chest pain in two years were reviewed. One pediatric cardiologist reviewed the patient records and echo...

Background: Chest radiography is one of the most usual diagnostic tools for respiratory distress. Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess the specificity, sensitivity and clinical value of chest radiography of neonates with respiratory distress.Patients and Methods: A descriptive- analytical study was conducted on 102 neonates that were in neonatal intensive care unit of Imam Reza and...