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Article: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): Chest radiographic features in children

TitleSevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): Chest radiographic features in children
Authors
KeywordsChest
Children
CT
Radiography
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Issue Date2004
PublisherSpringer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00247/index.htm
Citation
Pediatric Radiology, 2004, v. 34 n. 1, p. 47-58 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently recognized condition of viral origin associated with substantial morbidity and mortality rates in adults. Little information is available on its radiologic manifestations in children. Objective: The goal of this study was to characterize the radiographic presentation of children with SARS. Materials and methods: We abstracted data (n = 62) on the radiologic appearance and course of SARS in pediatric patients with suspect (n = 25) or probable (n = 37) SARS, diagnosed in five hospital sites located in three cities: Toronto, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Available chest radiographs and thoracic CTs were reviewed for the presence of the following radiographic findings: airspace disease, air bronchograms, airways inflammation and peribronchial thickening, interstitial disease, pleural effusion, and hilar adenopathy. Results: A total of 62 patients (suspect = 25, probable = 37) were evaluated for SARS. Patient ages ranged from 5.5 months to 17 years and 11.5 months (average, 6 years and 10 months) with a female-to-male ratio of 32:30. Forty-one patients (66.1%) were in close contact with other probable, suspect, or quarantined cases; 10 patients (16.1%) had recently traveled to WHO-designated affected areas within 10 days; and 7 patients (11.2%) were transferred from other hospitals that had SARS patients. Three patients, who did not have close/hospital contact or travel history to affected areas, were classified as SARS cases based on their clinical signs and symptoms and on the fact that they were living in an endemic area. The most prominent clinical presentations were fever, with a temperature over 38 °C (100%), cough (62.9%), rhinorrhea (22.6%), myalgia (17.7%), chills (14.5%), and headache (11.3%). Other findings included sore throat (9.7%), gastro-intestinal symptoms (9.7%), rigor (8.1%), and lethargy (6.5%). In general, fever and cough were the most common clinical presentations amongst younger pediatric SARS cases (age < 10 years), whereas, in addition to these symptoms, headache, myalgia, sore throat, chills, and/or rigor were common in older patients (age≥10 years). The chest radiographs of 35.5% of patients were normal. The most prominent radiological findings that were observed in the remaining patients were areas of consolidation (45.2%), often peripheral with multifocal lesions in 22.6%. Peribronchial thickening was noted on chest radiographs of 14.5% of patients. Pleural effusion was observed only in one patient (age 17 years and 11.5 months), whereas interstitial disease was not observed in any patient. Conclusion: In pediatric cases, SARS manifests with nonspecific radiographic features making radiological differentiation difficult, especially from other commonly encountered childhood respiratory viral illnesses causing airspace disease. The radiographic presentation of suspected SARS cases ranged from normal to mild perihilar peribronchial thickening. The radiographic presentations, as expected, were relatively more pronounced in the SARS probable cases.
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dc.contributor.authorBabyn, PSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChu, WCWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsou, IYYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWansaicheong, GKLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Uen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBitnun, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChee, TSGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, FWTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChiu, MCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFok, TFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHon, EKLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGahunia, HKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKaw, GJLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKhong, PLen_HK
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dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T06:40:53Z-
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dc.date.issued2004en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPediatric Radiology, 2004, v. 34 n. 1, p. 47-58en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently recognized condition of viral origin associated with substantial morbidity and mortality rates in adults. Little information is available on its radiologic manifestations in children. Objective: The goal of this study was to characterize the radiographic presentation of children with SARS. Materials and methods: We abstracted data (n = 62) on the radiologic appearance and course of SARS in pediatric patients with suspect (n = 25) or probable (n = 37) SARS, diagnosed in five hospital sites located in three cities: Toronto, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Available chest radiographs and thoracic CTs were reviewed for the presence of the following radiographic findings: airspace disease, air bronchograms, airways inflammation and peribronchial thickening, interstitial disease, pleural effusion, and hilar adenopathy. Results: A total of 62 patients (suspect = 25, probable = 37) were evaluated for SARS. Patient ages ranged from 5.5 months to 17 years and 11.5 months (average, 6 years and 10 months) with a female-to-male ratio of 32:30. Forty-one patients (66.1%) were in close contact with other probable, suspect, or quarantined cases; 10 patients (16.1%) had recently traveled to WHO-designated affected areas within 10 days; and 7 patients (11.2%) were transferred from other hospitals that had SARS patients. Three patients, who did not have close/hospital contact or travel history to affected areas, were classified as SARS cases based on their clinical signs and symptoms and on the fact that they were living in an endemic area. The most prominent clinical presentations were fever, with a temperature over 38 °C (100%), cough (62.9%), rhinorrhea (22.6%), myalgia (17.7%), chills (14.5%), and headache (11.3%). Other findings included sore throat (9.7%), gastro-intestinal symptoms (9.7%), rigor (8.1%), and lethargy (6.5%). In general, fever and cough were the most common clinical presentations amongst younger pediatric SARS cases (age < 10 years), whereas, in addition to these symptoms, headache, myalgia, sore throat, chills, and/or rigor were common in older patients (age≥10 years). The chest radiographs of 35.5% of patients were normal. The most prominent radiological findings that were observed in the remaining patients were areas of consolidation (45.2%), often peripheral with multifocal lesions in 22.6%. Peribronchial thickening was noted on chest radiographs of 14.5% of patients. Pleural effusion was observed only in one patient (age 17 years and 11.5 months), whereas interstitial disease was not observed in any patient. Conclusion: In pediatric cases, SARS manifests with nonspecific radiographic features making radiological differentiation difficult, especially from other commonly encountered childhood respiratory viral illnesses causing airspace disease. The radiographic presentation of suspected SARS cases ranged from normal to mild perihilar peribronchial thickening. The radiographic presentations, as expected, were relatively more pronounced in the SARS probable cases.en_HK
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dc.subjectChest-
dc.subjectChildren-
dc.subjectCT-
dc.subjectRadiography-
dc.subjectSevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_HK
dc.subject.meshChilden_HK
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
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dc.subject.meshRadiography, Thoracicen_HK
dc.subject.meshSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome - diagnosis - radiography - transmissionen_HK
dc.subject.meshTomography, X-Ray Computeden_HK
dc.titleSevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): Chest radiographic features in childrenen_HK
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