The chest radiograph in Legionnaires' disease. Further observations.
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 147 (1) , 33-34
- https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.147.1.6828756
Abstract
Chest radiographs of 70 patients with Legionnaires'' disease were evaluated and compared to others in the literature. A larger number of patients in the more recent survey had pleural effusion; there were 3 with cavitation, while none were seen previously. No consistent pattern was observed between marked radiographic changes and patient survival, indicating that the radiograph cannot be used as a prognostic indicator. The radiograph remained abnormal for many months (mean, 104.2 days) and demonstrated a variety of slowly resolving or permanent abnormalities.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Legionnaires' Disease in Patients with Associated Serious DiseaseAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1979