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Chlamydia infection other imaging findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Other imaging studies for chlamydia infection include pelvic MRI and chest x ray.[1][2]
Other Imaging Findings
Other Imaging Findings
Other imaging studies for chlamydia infection include the following:
Pelvic MRI
- May reveal an ill-defined adnexal mass containing fluid with various signal intensities in cases of pelvic inflammatory disease[1]
Chest X ray
- May aid in diagnosis of chlamydial pneumonia
- Hyperinflation and bilateral diffuse infiltrates in neonatal pneumonia[2]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Radiopaedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pelvic-inflammatory-disease Accessed on January 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/chlamydia.htm Accessed on September 14,2016
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