Mycoplasmal pneumonias in childhood: roentgen features, differential diagnosis and review of literature

The chest radiographs of 23 children, aged between 4.2 to 15.4 years with serologically proven mycoplasmal pneumonia were reviewed and correlated with the findings in literature. Three different patterns of infiltration were seen in equal frequency: 1) peribronchial and perivascular interstitial inf...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 1989-09, Vol.19 (8), p.499-503
Main Authors: GÜCKEL, C, BENZ-BOHM, G, WIDEMANN, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - diagnostic imaging
Radiography, Thoracic
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Summary:The chest radiographs of 23 children, aged between 4.2 to 15.4 years with serologically proven mycoplasmal pneumonia were reviewed and correlated with the findings in literature. Three different patterns of infiltration were seen in equal frequency: 1) peribronchial and perivascular interstitial infiltrates, 2) patchy consolidations and 3) homogeneous acinar consolidations like groundglass. The lower fields of the lungs were mostly affected. Pattern 1 was always observed bilaterally. Enlargement of the hilar glands was a common finding. Pleural effusion was rare. Numerous differential diagnoses, especially viral pneumonias, feature the heterogeneity of the infiltration patterns. As no pattern is pathognomonic for mycoplasmal pneumonia clinical symptoms and signs, the epidemiological situation and laboratory data may confirm the diagnosis.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/BF02389556