Table 4 Chest radiographic findings in 42 patients with echinococcal disease
From: Echinococcal disease in Alberta, Canada: more than a calcified opacity
| Â | Pulmonary | Hepatic | Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chest radiograph | Definite/probable N = 9 | Possible N = 2 | Definite/ probable N = 11 | Possible N = 16 | Cardiac (definite) N = 1 | Kidney or spleen (probable/possible) N = 3 |
Normal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Abnormal | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
   Cyst | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
   Pleural effusion | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
   Pneumonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
   Cavity | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
   Granuloma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
   Atelectasis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
   Calcified cyst | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |