The "chest-abdomen sign" in familial dysautonomia.
Both lung pathology and bowel distension are seen simultaneously on radiographs in familial dysautonomia. These are constant findings even in the absence of acute disease. One may thus speak of a "chest-abdomen sign" in this entity. Cases with this sign are presented in illustration and the differential diagnosis is discussed.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004106:Dilatation; D004402:Dysautonomia, Familial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography