1. October 2013 imaging case of the month
- Author
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Michael Gotway
- Subjects
chest CT scan ,business.industry ,lcsh:R5-130.5 ,crazy paving ,leukemic infiltrates ,lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid ,lcsh:RC86-88.9 ,respiratory tract diseases ,immune system diseases ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,ground glass opacity ,Medicine ,chronic lymphocytic leukemia ,business ,lcsh:General works ,chest radiograph - Abstract
No abstract available. Article truncated after first page. A 67-year-old man with a history of hypertension and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the latter diagnosed 10 years earlier, in remission until recently, presented with complaints of weight loss, not eating much, lethargy, and shortness of breath. His CLL had recurred and he was treated with rituximab, and bendamustine (a nitrogen mustard alkylating agent) and intravenous immunoglobulin. Frontal chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed. Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate? 1. The chest radiograph shows basal predominant linear opacities suggesting fibrosis 2. The chest radiograph shows large lung volumes with cystic change 3. The chest radiograph shows multifocal ground-glass opacity and cavitary consolidation 4. The chest radiograph shows multifocal ground-glass opacity and consolidation associated with linear and reticular abnormalities 5. The chest radiograph shows multiple nodules
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- 2013