Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume 160, Issue 32, 2016
An asylum seeker with an abnormal chest X-ray [Een asielzoekster met een afwijkende thoraxfoto] (Article)
Akkerman O.W.* ,
Rook M. ,
Van Der Werf T.S.
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Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, Afd. Longziekten en Tuberculose, Tuberculoseafdeling Beatrixoord, Netherlands
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Afd. Radiologie, Netherlands
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Tuberculose-consulent KNCV, Netherlands
Abstract
A 29-year-old pregnant woman from Syria was screened for tuberculosis upon arrival in the Netherlands. The chest X-ray showed a smooth sharply demarcated mass in her left upper lobe. A low-dose CT showed that the mass was lobulated and surrounded by a hyperlucent pulmonary segment. To protect the foetus from further exposure to radiation, an MRI was performed, which confirmed bronchial atresia with a mucocele of the distal bronchus.
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ISSN: 00282162
Original Language: Dutch