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Bornholm disease chest x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
In cases of Bornholm Disease, chest x-ray findings may be visible in the form of pulmonary infiltrates; such findings have been consistent in almost half of all cases.[1] Some uncommon findings include patch consolidation and pleural effusions.[2]
Chest X-Ray
Chest X-Ray
- Pulmonary infiltrates (common finding; in almost 50% of all cases)
Pulmonary infiltrates – Case courtesy of Dr Saleh Saleh, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 14462 - Pleural effusion
Pulmonary Effusion Front – Case courtesy of Dr Abdelkader Mallouk, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 71570 
Pulmonary Effusion Lateral – Case courtesy of Dr Abdelkader Mallouk, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 71570 - Patch consolidation
References
References
- ↑ Lal A, Akhtar J, Isaac S, Mishra AK, Khan MS, Noreldin M; et al. (2018). “Unusual cause of chest pain, Bornholm disease, a forgotten entity; case report and review of literature”. Respir Med Case Rep. 25 ( ): 270–273. doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.10.005. PMC 6197799. PMID 30364740.
- ↑ Lee CJ, Huang YC, Yang S, Tsao KC, Chen CJ, Hsieh YC; et al. (2014). “Clinical features of coxsackievirus A4, B3 and B4 infections in children”. PLoS One. 9 (2): e87391. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087391. PMC 3913601. PMID 24504149.
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