title: The "chest-abdomen sign" in familial dysautonomia.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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