Epidemic and Endemic Typhus

Sep 20, 2016 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on Epidemic and Endemic Typhus

© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht and People’s Medical Publishing House 2015Hongjun Li (ed.)Radiology of Infectious Diseases: Volume 210.1007/978-94-017-9876-1_8 8. Epidemic and Endemic Typhus Li Li1   and Guiying Li2 (1) Department of Radiology, Beijing You’an Hospital, Capital…

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Diphtheria

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Fig. 7.1 Pharyngeal diphtheria. Enhanced CT scanning of the nasal sinus demonstrated soft tissue swelling of the uvula, the soft palate, the oropharynx, and nasopharynx (Reprint with permission from Khodaei…

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Cat Scratch Disease

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Fig. 4.1 CSD lymphadenitis in the right armpit. (a) MR imaging demonstrates oval nodules in the right armpit, with surrounding edema. T1WI signals are equal (indicated by arrows). (b) T2WI…

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Cholera

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Fig. 6.1 Mild case of cholera infected by serogroup O1. (a, b) X-rays demonstrate no obvious abnormalities 6.8 Diagnostic Basis 6.8.1 Diagnosis of Cholera In epidemic areas of cholera during…

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Chlamydia pneumoniae Pneumonia

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Fig. 5.1 Micrograph of Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae in an epithelial cell in acute bronchitis: 1 infected epitheliocyte, 2 uninfected epitheliocytes, 3 chlamydial inclusion bodies in cell, 4 cell nuclei 5.1.2…

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Polymyositis-Dermatomyositis

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Polymyositis-Dermatomyositis Aqeel A. Chowdhry, MD Tan-Lucien H. Mohammed, MD, FCCP Key Facts Terminology Polymyositis: Autoimmune inflammatory myopathy (limb girdle & anterior neck muscles) Dermatomyositis: Polymyositis + skin rash Imaging Findings…

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Aspiration

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Aspiration Gerald F. Abbott, MD Key Facts Terminology Aspiration Intake of solid &/or liquid materials into airways and lungs Aspiration pneumonia Pulmonary infection caused by aspiration of colonized oropharyngeal secretions…

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Sarcoidosis, Fibrotic

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Sarcoidosis, Fibrotic Melissa L. Rosado-de-Christenson, MD, FACR Key Facts Terminology Multisystem granulomatous disease Unknown etiology Young and middle-aged adults Frequent involvement of lymph nodes, lung, eye, and skin Imaging Findings…

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Wegener Granulomatosis, Lung

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Wegener Granulomatosis, Lung Helen T. Winer-Muram, MD Key Facts Terminology Classic Wegener granulomatosis (WG) triad: Sinus, lung, & renal disease Multisystem disease of unknown etiology characterized by necrotizing granulomatous small-vessel…

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Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis

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Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis Jud W. Gurney, MD, FACR Key Facts Terminology Lymphoproliferative disorder ranging from follicular bronchiolitis to low-grade lymphoma Diffuse disease commonly referred to as LIP Focal disease commonly…

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