title: Leptospirosis of the lung presenting with crazy-paving pattern: correlation between the high-resolution CT and pathological findings.
abstract: The authors present the high-resolution CT findings of a patient with diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage due to leptospirosis. The main finding consisted of extensive ground-glass opacities super imposed on mild interlobular septal thickening, resulting in the appearance termed "crazy- paving". The patient died and the necropsy showed extensive haemorrhage filling the airspace and blood infiltrating the interlobular sep- ta. The correlation between the high-resolution CT and pathological findings is emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology of University Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. edmarchiori@gmail.com
authors.forename: Edson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.forename: Taisa Davaus
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Gasparetto
authors.forename: Dante L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Escuissato
authors.forename: Gláucia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanetti
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine