Posteroanterior radiographs show normal interface (right) and loss of normal interface of lung and left-heart border (left), thus localizing abnormality to lingula. Caseous necrosis is a characteristic histologic feature of mycobacterial infection, but cavitation is a common pathologic and imaging feature of angioinvasive fungal infections, such as aspergillosis and mucormycosis. Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Can MRI Differentiate Leiomyosarcoma From Benign Leiomyoma Before Treatment? The treatment options include surgical resection, bronchial artery embolization, and instillation of antifungal agents into the cavity [40]. PLoS ONE 2013;8(8):e71911. Accreditation and Designation Statement The RSNA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical educati… b On day 8, the number and size of GGOs increased. Example of water lily sign. Cavitation may be the result of suppurative or caseous necrosis or lung infarction. 19). Hover on/off image to show/hide findings. This appearance has been likened to bird's nest and reverse halo. Detection of an air-fluid level at chest radiography should prompt evaluation of its location as being in the lung parenchyma or within the pleural space. Perilymphatic nodules are distributed along peribronchovascular structures, the subpleural lung, and along interlobular septa. Noninfectious causes of the miliary pattern include metastatic disease, IV injected foreign material, and rarely sarcoidosis [62, 63]. Axial (left) and coronal (right) CT images show air crescent sign (arrows), which occurs in immunocompromised patients with recovering neutrophil levels. In patients with chronic symptoms, crazy-paving sign may represent lipoid pneumonia, lung cancer, or pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). Fig. Example of reverse halo and bird's nest signs. This is seen as increased whiteness, (because of increased density), but not enough to totally obscure lung markings; giving a … The air crescent sign is not specific for Aspergillus infection and can be seen in other conditions, such as cavitating neoplasm, intracavitary clot, and Wegener granulomatosis [2, 43, 44]. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513321/. Fig. Das SK et al. By contrast, empyema typically forms obtuse angles along its interface with adjacent pleura and usually has smooth, thin, enhancing walls [28, 29]. Imaging Pulmonary Infection: Classic Signs and Patterns, Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia Versus Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Sonographic Diagnosis of Biliary Atresia in Pediatric Patients Using the “Triangular Cord” Sign Versus Gallbladder Length and Contraction. Patients with radiological signs of infection had a higher risk of developing clinically overt pneumonia (30% versus 7.6%; adjusted odds ratios, 4.2 [95% CI, 1.5-11.7]; P=0.006) and had a higher risk of death at 7 days (adjusted odds ratios, 3.7 [95% CI, 1.2-11.6]; P=0.02), but not at 90 days. In log-linear binomial regression analysis, after adjusting for potential confounders, danger signs of severe pneumonia, dehydration, hypocalcaemia, and bacteraemia were independently associated both with treatment failure and deaths in SAM children presenting with cough or respiratory difficulty and radiological pneumonia (p<0.01). 2001;18 (1): 196-208. In a series of 58 patients with empyema, the split-pleura sign was seen in 68% [30] (Fig. Unable to process the form. Fig. 23 —49-year-old man with pulmonary hydatid disease. A lung abscess with an air-fluid level can be differentiated from empyema with bronchopleural fistula by measurement and comparison of the lengths of the visualized air-fluid level on orthogonal chest radiographs. Example of burrow sign. Fig. 2). Classic Signs and Patterns Christopher M. Walker1 Gerald F. Abbott1 Reginald E. Greene1 Jo-Anne O. Shepard1 Dharshan Vummidi2 Subba R. Digumarthy1 Walker CM, Abbott GF, Greene RE, Shepard JO, Vummidi D, Digumarthy SR 1Department of Radiology, Thoracic Imaging Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114. No mediastinal lymphadenopathy. 9 —48-year-old woman with empyema. Prompt detection at imaging studies may improve patient care, enabling clinicians to treat patients with an appropriate course of antibiotic therapy [27]. Air-fluid level in endocyst (arrowhead) in combination with meniscus sign forms Cumbo sign. This finding is often seen before frank abscess formation and is a predictor of a prolonged hospital course [26]. Eur. 8). Several signs, such as the halo and reverse halo signs, may indicate potentially serious fungal infections in an immunocompromised patient. Diagnostic tests including radiologic studies and blood or serologic tests that could help establish the cause of pneumonia would reduce the use of antibiotics and may improve the clinical course. They may become indirectly visible on CT images when filled with mucus, pus, fluid, or cells, forming impactions that resemble a budding tree with branching nodular V- and Y-shaped opacities that are referred to as the tree-in-bud sign [6–9] (Fig. Humans serve as a definitive host when they ingest raw or improperly cooked crab or crayfish [76]. B-lines, confluent B-lines or small areas of sub-pleural consolidations suggest viral pneumonias [101,102]. In normal lung, air-filled bronchi are not apparent on chest radiographs because they are surrounded by aerated lung parenchyma. The bulging fissure sign represents expansive lobar consolidation causing fissural bulging or displacement by copious amounts of inflammatory exudate within the affected parenchyma. Example of split-pleura sign. 22). The air crescent sign is suggestive of a favorable patient prognosis [41]. Coronal CT image (inset) from earlier examination shows unruptured cyst. 20). 8.1 is an example of both a white-out and right lower lobe pneumonia. Humans can serve as intermediate hosts after contact with a definitive host (e.g., dog or wolf) or after consuming contaminated vegetables or water [74]. Imaging signs of lung abscess, such the an air-fluid level sign in a cavity, may also be predictive of prognosis and guide duration of therapy. Wheezing has also been noted 59,90. 18 —CT scans show crazy-paving sign in patients with various disorders. Major predisposing factors for fungal infection include stem cell or solid organ transplant, hematologic malignancy, diabetic ketoacidosis, and a depressed immune system. Fig. Example of miliary pattern. Fig. Fungus ball develops within preexisting cavity, usually in association with tuberculosis or sarcoidosis. {"url":"/signup-modal-props.json?lang=us\u0026email="}. Septic emboli should be considered when the feeding vessel sign is seen with cavitating and noncavitating nodules and subpleural wedge-shaped consolidation. The prevalence of this sign is decreasing, likely because of prompt administration of antibiotic therapy to patients with suspected pneumonia [18]. Example of meniscus (left) and Cumbo (right) signs. Pulmonary necrosis may become evident as hypoenhancing geographic areas of low lung attenuation that may be difficult to differentiate from adjacent pleural fluid [25] (Fig. In 19–28% of cases, the endobronchial opacities in ABPA may be calcified or hyperattenuating on unenhanced CT images (Fig. Common causative organisms include anaerobes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The objectives of this article are to discuss common and uncommon signs and findings of pulmonary infection at radiography and CT, discuss the mechanisms and pathophysiologic factors that produce those findings, and highlight several noninfectious diseases that may present with similar findings. In patients in whom pneumonia was suspected, overall clinical opinion of the chest radiographs did not further increase the likelihood of VAP. Several weeks later, the organism migrates through the diaphragm to enter the pleural space. Fig. Similar findings involved all aspects of both lungs. Fig. Posteroanterior radiograph shows large right lower lobe thick-walled cavity with lobulated air–soft-tissue interface representing floating endocyst (arrow). Normal visceral and parietal pleura are indistinguishable on CT images. In a patient with pneumonia, detection of an air-fluid level on chest radiographs or CT images suggests the presence of a lung abscess or empyema with bronchopleural fistula. The diagnostic accuracy of various roentgenographic signs of pneumonia has not been assessed previously in the portable anteroposterior roentgenograms obtained in ventilated patients. Example of air-fluid level sign. Air crescent sign of mycetoma occurs in immunocompetent patients. The sign is frequently seen in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia [16, 17]. Other differential diagnostic considerations for an intrathoracic air-fluid level include hemorrhage into a cavity, lung cancer, and metastatic disease. Example of crazy-paving sign. Paragonimus westermani and Paragonimus kellicotti are the two pathogens endemic to Asia and North America, respectively. In a large group of immunocompromised patients with Aspergillus infection, Greene and colleagues [37] found that patients in whom the halo sign was visualized at CT had improved survival and response to antifungal treatment compared with those without the halo sign at CT. The former typically requires medical treatment with antibiotics, and the latter usually requires insertion of a chest tube for drainage. 15A —25-year-old woman with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Axial supine (left) and prone (right) CT images show gravity dependence of fungal ball (mycetoma). The radiological findings of CMV infection are variable consisting of lobar consolidation, diffuse and focal parenchymal haziness, and multiple small nodules with associated areas of ground-glass attenuation (“halo”) (fig. Coronal CT image shows septic pulmonary emboli manifesting themselves as peripheral solid and cavitary pulmonary nodules of varying sizes. Fig. Thick, irregular wall typical of lung abscess is evident. The finger-in-glove sign is the chest radiographic finding of tubular and branching tubular opacities that appear to emanate from the hila, said to resemble gloved fingers [45, 46]. 23). The reverse halo and bird's nest signs are not specific for invasive fungal infection and may also be seen in other conditions, including cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, paracoccidioidomycosis, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, Wegener granulomatosis, and pulmonary infarction [64, 68–73]. Various imaging signs of thoracic infection can be clinically useful, sometimes suggesting a specific diagnosis and often narrowing the differential diagnosis. Posteroanterior radiograph (left) and coronal CT image (right) show left lower lobe consolidation and air bronchogram sign (arrows). This sign indicates that the underlying opacity must be parenchymal rather than pleural or mediastinal in location. 4 —40-year-old man after IV injection of crushed morphine sulfate tablets. Early diagnosis of mucormycosis pneumonia is imperative because standard voriconazole therapy is not effective for treatment. One can differentiate atelectasis from pneumonia by looking for direct and indirect signs of volume loss, including bronchovascular crowding, fissural displacement, mediastinal shift, and diaphragmatic elevation. Franquet T. Imaging of pneumonia: trends and algorithms. In the presence of an exudative pleural effusion with loculation, inflammatory changes may thicken both the visceral and parietal pleura that surround the fluid collection and may become evident as the split-pleura sign, suggesting the presence of empyema [28, 30]. Axial (left) and sagittal (right) contrast-enhanced CT images show thickened visceral (arrowhead) and parietal (white arrows) pleura separated from their normal state of apposition (i.e., split) to surround loculated empyema. The hydatid cyst is composed of three layers: an outer protective barrier consisting of modified host cells, called the pericyst; a middle acellular laminated membrane, called the ectocyst; and an inner germinal layer that produces scolices, hydatid fluid, daughter vesicles, and daughter cysts, called the endocyst [74, 75, 77]. 16 —63-year-old man with squamous cell lung cancer. Copyright © 2013-2020, American Roentgen Ray Society, ARRS, All Rights Reserved. 10 —65-year-old man with malignant pleural effusion. For example, lingular pneumonia obscures the left-heart border, and middle lobe pneumonia obscures the right-heart border, because the areas of consolidation and the respective heart borders are in the same anatomic plane (Fig. The silhouette sign is produced on chest radiographs when the loss of interface occurs between structures in the same anatomic plane within an image. Radiologic signs associated with pneumonia include air bronchograms, alveolar infiltrates, the silhouette sign, and abutment of an infiltrate against a fissure.4 Consolidation is an alveolar-filling process that replaces air within the affected airspaces, increasing in pulmonary attenuation and obscuring the margins of adjacent airways and vessels on radiographs and CT scans [2]. The silhouette sign was initially described by Felson as a radiographic sign that enabled the anatomic localization of abnormalities on orthogonal chest radiographs [5]. Bilateral subpleural ground-glass opacity, linear subpleural consolidation in left upper lobe (LUL). It is due to material, usually purulent, filling the alveoli. Because of the characteristic spherical shape of a lung abscess, an associated air-fluid level typically has equal lengths on posteroanterior and lateral chest radiographs (Fig. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Example of split-pleura sign. In a group of 25 patients with invasive Aspergillus infection, the halo sign was seen in 24 patients on day 0 and was detected in only 19% of patients by day 14, highlighting the importance of performing CT early in the course of a suspected fungal infection [36]. The fungal ball or mycetoma develops within a preexisting lung cavity and may exhibit gravity dependence (Fig. Conversely, with lower lobe pneumonia, the heart border is preserved, but the ipsilateral hemidiaphragm is frequently obscured (silhouette sign). The grape-skin sign is the radiographic or CT finding of a very thin-walled cavitary lesion that develops in lung parenchyma previously affected by consolidation or lung granulomas that have undergone central caseous necrosis [56]. Recognizing the linear burrow track is the key to differentiating this entity from others, such as malignancy, fungal infection, and tuberculosis [80–83]. These signs are suggestive of invasive fungal infection (e.g., angioinvasive Aspergillus infection or mucormycosis) in susceptible patient populations [66]. A variety of organisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, can cause pneumonia.Pneumonia can range in seriousness from mild to life-threatening. 20 —29-year-old man with AIDS (CD4 count, 10/μL) and disseminated histoplasmosis. ADVERTISEMENT: Radiopaedia is free thanks to our supporters and advertisers. This review is divided into signs that are most commonly seen or associated with bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections. Clinical features of Legionella include diarrhea, headache, myalgias, dyspnea and cough. Example of finger-in-glove sign. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis of suspected pulmonary infection and may reveal useful signs at chest radiography and CT. Signs such as the water lily and burrow signs almost always indicate a specific infection, whereas findings such as the split-pleura sign often suggest a specific diagnosis of empyema in the clinical setting of pneumonia. Other diseases that manifest a bulging fissure include any space-occupying process in the lung, such as pulmonary hemorrhage, lung abscess, and tumor. 15B —25-year-old woman with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Posteroanterior radiograph and axial CT image show right upper lobe mass with peripheral ground-glass opacity (arrows) constituting halo sign. Axial CT image shows multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules with surrounding ground-glass opacity. ADVERTISEMENT: Supporters see fewer/no ads, Please Note: You can also scroll through stacks with your mouse wheel or the keyboard arrow keys. A loculated effusion may have an atypical chest radiographic appearance when located within a fissure. Some nodules are in contact with major fissure and subpleural lung and have no relation to secondary pulmonary lobules. 12 —47-year-old man with disseminated candidiasis. Pneumocystis pneumonia. It can be confined to one lobe (lobar pneumonia) or be patchy and involve several lobes (bronchopneumonia). bacterial pneumonia than in COVID-19 pneumonia [18, 23] (Fig. Less commonly, the tree-in-bud sign may be a manifestation of vascular lesions (so-called vascular tree-in-bud), including embolized tumor or foreign material, due to the anatomic location of small arterioles as paired homologous structures that course alongside the small airways in the centrilobular aspect of the secondary pulmonary lobules [8, 12–15] (Fig. The lung is the second most common organ involved, after the liver, and is infected by either hematogenous or direct transdiaphragmatic spread from the liver [74–76]. Fig. Keywords: abscess, fungus, infection, signs. Fig. Pneumonia is a potential complication of COVID-19. Intracavitary nodule (asterisks) represents necrotic lung tissue. Example of grape-skin sign. c Consolidations were the dominant CT nding on day 14 Many focal lesions are due to fungal infection, particularly due to Aspergillus species. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza and pneumonia were combined as the eighth leading cause of death in the United States in 2011 [1]. Other important causes of this sign include parapneumonic and malignant effusions (Fig. By contrast, empyema typically forms lenticular collections of pleural fluid, and an associated air-fluid level (e.g., bronchopleural fistula) usually exhibits length disparity when compared on posteroanterior and lateral chest radiographs. Classically associated with right upper lobe consolidation due to Klebsiella pneumoniae (Fig. Radiological pneumonia was identified and categorized as per World Health Organization guidelines by an experienced radiologist blinded to patient characteristics. The bulging fissure sign is also less commonly detected in patients with hospital-acquired Klebsiella pneumonia than in those with community-acquired Klebsiella infection [19]. L. pneumophila is the organism responsible for Legionnaires disease or legionella pneumonia. DD: Pneumonia lymphoma bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma. Pulmonary hydatid disease is a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus tapeworms [74]. With bronchial erosion, air dissects between the outer pericyst and ectocyst to produce the meniscus sign (Fig. Also present are foci of air (arrowheads) representing early abscess formation and small loculated right pleural effusion (asterisks). Moreover, rapid diagnosis can lead to early control of potential transmission, thus … Radiation pneumonitis is a fairly common complication of radiation treatment to the chest, usually for lung cancer or breast cancer. The initial abnormalities suggesting covid-19 pneumonia on a chest radiograph are loss of the normal black appearance in the lung. 17). 14). • Identify the most common features of pulmonary viral infections at thin-section CT. 3. Example of air crescent sign. Patients occasionally present with pneumothorax [79–83]. The finding is classically associated with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), seen in persons with asthma and patients with cystic fibrosis (Fig. Radiological signs of pulmonary infection included consolidation, ground-glass opacity, and the tree-in-bud sign and were classified according to the type of infection (lobar, bronchopneumonia, interstitial/atypical pneumonia, bronchiolitis, no infection). Pneumonia is a general term in widespread use, defined as infection within the lung. The small airways or terminal bronchioles are invisible on CT images because of their small size (< 2 mm) and thin walls (< 0.1 mm). 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