The radiological findings in respiratory syncytial virus infection in children: Part II the correlation of radiological categories with clinical and virological findings
W Simpson, PM Hacking, SDM Court, PS Gardner - Pediatric Radiology, 1974 - Springer
W Simpson, PM Hacking, SDM Court, PS Gardner
Pediatric Radiology, 1974•SpringerIn 352 children with acute lower respiratory infections, RS virus was present in 126, 94
(75%) under six months of age. Consolidation was found in approximately 25% of children
with RS virus infection and in 70% of those with an initial clinical diagnosis of pneumonia,
but if it was the only abnormality or if the shadow was larger than subsegmental there was a
significant negative correlation with RS virus isolation. Collapse was uncommon and
unrelated to RS virus. Peribronchial thickening was found in 39% of the children, more often …
(75%) under six months of age. Consolidation was found in approximately 25% of children
with RS virus infection and in 70% of those with an initial clinical diagnosis of pneumonia,
but if it was the only abnormality or if the shadow was larger than subsegmental there was a
significant negative correlation with RS virus isolation. Collapse was uncommon and
unrelated to RS virus. Peribronchial thickening was found in 39% of the children, more often …
Abstract
In 352 children with acute lower respiratory infections, R. S. virus was present in 126, 94 (75%) under six months of age. Consolidation was found in approximately 25% of children with R. S. virus infection and in 70% of those with an initial clinical diagnosis of pneumonia, but if it was the only abnormality or if the shadow was larger than subsegmental there was a significant negative correlation with R. S. virus isolation. Collapse was uncommon and unrelated to R. S. virus. Peribronchial thickening was found in 39% of the children, more often in bronchiolitis or bronchitis than in pneumonia, and was unrelated to R. S. virus isolation or to age. — Air trapping, particularly as the sole abnormality showed a significant association with R. S. virus. It was found more frequently in children with bronchiolitis than in the other clinical categories, and in children under six months old.
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