[Calcinosis of the arterial ligament and tuberculous adenitis of the aortic window in children: computerized tomography].
The paper provides a retrospective analysis of scans of chest computed tomography (CT) in children who had different forms of intrathoracic or were tuberculin positive. The children had no cardiovascular diseases or clinical signs of Botallo's duct patency. CT was performed without contrast reinforcement. Arterial ligament calcification (ALC) was detected in 16 children, of them 9 had concurrently tuberculous adenopathy of several groups, as well as aortic window nodes being in 2. ALC was the only respiratory alteration in 7 children. The calcified aortic ligament was misinterpreted as the calcified lymph node of the aortic window.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001011:Aorta; D001027:Aortography; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008022:Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging