Chest wall deformity and respiratory distress in a 17-year-old patient with achondroplasia: CT and MRI evaluation.
A marked thoracic deformity associated with intrathoracic tracheal narrowing was seen in a 17-year-old with achondroplasia and dyspnea. The role of chest deformity and its evaluation by CT and MRI in achondroplastic patients with respiratory symptoms are considered.
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Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Siegel
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McAlister
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D000130:Achondroplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed