Pulmonary blastomycosis in children: findings on chest radiographs. 1995

S Alkrinawi, and M H Reed, and H Pasterkamp
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Children's Hospital of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify characteristic radiographic findings in children with pulmonary blastomycosis. METHODS We reviewed the charts and radiographs of 18 children with culture-proven acute pulmonary blastomycosis. The 10 boys and eight girls were from 1 to 16 years old. Sixteen were Native Canadian Indians, and two were white. All available chest radiographs, including those obtained in follow-up after treatment was terminated, were reviewed by a pediatric radiologist. Consolidation was classified by location and extent, and other abnormalities were noted. RESULTS Initial chest radiographs showed consolidation in 16 patients. Seven patients had single lobe involvement, most commonly of the left lower lobe. Nine patients had multiple lobe involvement. The left lower lobe was most commonly involved in these cases, but the middle lobe was most severely affected. The upper lobes were involved only in children with multiple lobe disease and were only mildly affected. Cavitation developed in two patients, followed by bronchogenic spread of the disease. Pleural effusions were seen in three patients; two also had rib lesions. Hilar adenopathy developed in two children. Five patients had radiographs available, which had been obtained more than a year after onset, and three of these were abnormal. CONCLUSIONS The most common radiologic finding in children with pulmonary blastomycosis is pulmonary consolidation in one or several lobes, which may undergo cavitation. Lymphadenopathy and pleural effusions are uncommon. Chronic abnormalities may develop.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008172 Lung Diseases, Fungal Pulmonary diseases caused by fungal infections, usually through hematogenous spread. Fungal Lung Diseases,Pulmonary Fungal Infections,Pulmonary Fungal Diseases,Fungal Disease, Pulmonary,Fungal Diseases, Pulmonary,Fungal Infection, Pulmonary,Fungal Infections, Pulmonary,Fungal Lung Disease,Lung Disease, Fungal,Pulmonary Fungal Disease,Pulmonary Fungal Infection
D008297 Male Males
D001759 Blastomycosis A fungal infection that may appear in two forms: 1, a primary lesion characterized by the formation of a small cutaneous nodule and small nodules along the lymphatics that may heal within several months; and 2, chronic granulomatous lesions characterized by thick crusts, warty growths, and unusual vascularity and infection in the middle or upper lobes of the lung. Blastomycosis, North American,Gilchrist Disease,Gilchrist's Disease,Blastomycoses,Gilchrists Disease,North American Blastomycosis
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208 Acute Disease Disease having a short and relatively severe course. Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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