Pulmonary lesions in atypical measles.
Atypical measles is a well-described entity which has a high frequency of pulmonary involvement. Resolution and shrinkage of the pneumonic infiltrates into nodular mass-like lesions have been cited only once before. Three cases of atypical measles pneumonia are described which demonstrate these pulmonary nodular sequelae. In one of the cases examined a nodular residuum has now persisted for five months. Atypical measles pneumonia should be considered as a diagnostic possibility before invasive investigations are performed in a patient who has a pulmonary nodule.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications*; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography