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Hepatitis C chest x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Chest X-rays are unremarkable in hepatitis C. Cirrhotic patients may have pleural effusions that are predominantly right-sided.
Chest X-ray
Chest X-ray
Chest X-rays are usually normal in patients with acute or chronic hepatitis C. Patients who progress to cirrhosis may have pleural effusions evident on imaging that are predominantly right-sided.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Assouad J, Barthes Fle P, Shaker W, Souilamas R, Riquet M (2003). “Recurrent pleural effusion complicating liver cirrhosis”. Ann Thorac Surg. 75 (3): 986–9. PMID 12645728.
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