title: Eight cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome presenting as round pneumonia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to describe the radiographic findings and evolution of round pneumonia found in eight patients with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SARS may present as round pneumonia on chest radiographs initially or during the treatment course. It may remain unchanged for up to 9 days before evolution to ill-defined air-space opacities. Radiologists and physicians should consider the possibility of "SARS pneumonia" when spherical air-space opacities are noted on chest radiographs of febrile patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Hsing Road, Kweishan, Taoyuan Hsien 333, Taiwan. ylw0518@adm.cgmh.org.tw
authors.forename: Yung-Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Han-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Ying-Huang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Yao-Kuang
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chun-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chien-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kuo-Chin
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Sheung-Fat
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*