title: Infectious chest complications in haematological malignancies.
abstract: The management of infections in haematology is dictated by the patient's type of acquired or induced immune deficiency (neutropenia, deficiency in cell-mediated or antibody-mediated immunity), and findings from clinical examination, laboratory studies, or morphologic investigations. The CT scan dominates in the initial management and follow-up of these patients, since clinical features very often appear to be non-specific. The radiologist's role is to guide the clinician towards a specific diagnosis such as aspergillosis or pneumocystosis, or to point them towards a non-infectious cause: tumour localisation, hypervolaemia, bronchiolitis obliterans suggestive of GVH disease, drug toxicity, or embolism.
authors: Montpellier University Hospitals, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Medical Imaging, 371, avenue Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 05, France. Electronic address: s-bommart@chu-montpellier.fr.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bommart
authors: Montpellier University Hospitals, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine, 371, avenue Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 05, France.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Bourdin
authors: Montpellier University Hospitals, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Department of Infectious and Tropical Disease, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 05, France.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Makinson
authors: Montpellier University Hospitals, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Medical Imaging, 371, avenue Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 05, France.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Durand
authors: Montpellier University Hospitals, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Medical Imaging, 371, avenue Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 05, France.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Micheau
authors: Montpellier University Hospitals, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Medical Imaging, 371, avenue Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 05, France.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Monnin-Bares
authors: Montpellier University Hospitals, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Medical Imaging, 371, avenue Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 05, France.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Klein
authors: Montpellier University Hospitals, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Medical Imaging, 371, avenue Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 05, France.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Kovacsik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001989:Bronchiolitis Obliterans / Q000175:diagnosis; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D007239:Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013909:Thorax / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed