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Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in transplant patients: CT findings.

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Kang, EY; Patz, EF; Müller, NL
Published in: J Comput Assist Tomogr
1996

OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to assess the CT findings of cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia in transplant patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 10 transplant patients who had chest CT scan and pathologically proven isolated pulmonary CMV infection. Five patients had bone marrow transplant and five had solid organ transplant. The CT scans were retrospectively reviewed for pattern and distribution of disease and the CT findings compared with the findings on open lung biopsy (n = 9) and autopsy (n = 1). RESULTS: Nine of 10 patients had parenchymal abnormalities apparent at CT and 1 had normal CT scans. The findings in the nine patients included small nodules (n = 6), consolidation (n = 4), ground-glass attenuation (n = 4), and irregular lines (n = 1). The nodules had a bilateral and symmetric distribution and involved all lung zones. The consolidation was most marked in the lower lung zones. CONCLUSION: The CT findings of CMV pneumonia in transplant patients are heterogeneous. The most common patterns include small nodules and areas of consolidation.

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J Comput Assist Tomogr

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ISSN

0363-8715

Publication Date

1996

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

295 / 299

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Organ Transplantation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lung
  • Infant
 

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Kang, E. Y., Patz, E. F., & Müller, N. L. (1996). Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in transplant patients: CT findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr, 20(2), 295–299. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-199603000-00024
Kang, E. Y., E. F. Patz, and N. L. Müller. “Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in transplant patients: CT findings.J Comput Assist Tomogr 20, no. 2 (1996): 295–99. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-199603000-00024.
Kang EY, Patz EF, Müller NL. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in transplant patients: CT findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1996;20(2):295–9.
Kang, E. Y., et al. “Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in transplant patients: CT findings.J Comput Assist Tomogr, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 295–99. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00004728-199603000-00024.
Kang EY, Patz EF, Müller NL. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in transplant patients: CT findings. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1996;20(2):295–299.

Published In

J Comput Assist Tomogr

DOI

ISSN

0363-8715

Publication Date

1996

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

295 / 299

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral
  • Organ Transplantation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lung
  • Infant