PLEUROPULMONARY PSEUDOTUMORS IN CHILDHOOD

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Abstract
Four cases of pediatric pleuropulmonary inflammatory disease are reported with emphasis on the roentgen findings. Three children with acute pneumonia demonstrated a rounded, retrocardiac and paravertebral density which could not be differentiated from a posterior mediastinal tumor. Clinical and laboratory findings suggested the correct diagnosis. The fourth patient underwent extensive diagnostic studies for evaluation of a rounded postenor mediastinal mass. The history, clinical course and roentgenographic findings indicated that this was probably an encapsulated paramediastinal pleural effusion secondary to tuberculosis.

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