Analysis of the chest radiograph in Legionnaires' disease.
The serial chest radiographic findings of 10 patients with Legionnaires' disease seen in Liverpool during 1980 are described. A unilateral lobar pneumonia was the commonest initial finding. Every lobe was involved, with the lower lobes being the most common. Pleural effusion was present in 30% of the cases. A comparison is made with previously reported series both in the United States and in England. Though no single feature is pathognomonic, the radiographic pattern may aid in early diagnosis.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography