Mahmoud rezk, H. (2021). ROLE OF CHEST HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN CHARACTERIZATION OF ATYPICAL LUNG INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS. ALEXMED ePosters, 3(4), 38-39. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.92848.1259
Heba Ahmed Mahmoud rezk. "ROLE OF CHEST HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN CHARACTERIZATION OF ATYPICAL LUNG INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS". ALEXMED ePosters, 3, 4, 2021, 38-39. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.92848.1259
Mahmoud rezk, H. (2021). 'ROLE OF CHEST HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN CHARACTERIZATION OF ATYPICAL LUNG INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS', ALEXMED ePosters, 3(4), pp. 38-39. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.92848.1259
Mahmoud rezk, H. ROLE OF CHEST HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN CHARACTERIZATION OF ATYPICAL LUNG INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS. ALEXMED ePosters, 2021; 3(4): 38-39. doi: 10.21608/alexpo.2021.92848.1259
ROLE OF CHEST HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN CHARACTERIZATION OF ATYPICAL LUNG INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT PATIENTS
Department of Radiodiagnosis ,Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Abstract
• Chest infection is the second most common nosocomial infection in intensive care units. It is associated with the greatest mortality among nosocomial infections. • Atypical pneumonia is applied to the clinical and radiographic appearance of lung infection not behaving or looking like that caused by Streptococcus pneumonia. • Atypical chest infection usually presents with atypical chest symptoms and the etiologic pathogen could be either a bacterial, viral or fungal infection • Diagnostic imaging plays an important role in the initial diagnosis of atypical pneumonia. It has an advantage in the assessment of lesions type, and cross-sectional distribution of pneumonia in ICU patients
METHODS All patients were subjected to the following scheme after admission to intensive care unit department: • A focused history and physical examination. • Laboratory studies: BAL/Culture-sensitivity results, viral serology tests or other inflammatory markers such as CRP or pro-calcitonin such as urine analysis and complete blood count. Imaging evaluation including: chest X ray ostero-anterior and lateral view whenever indicating and in good quality and High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) without contrast , Contrast administration only when indicated
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