Presentation
Chronic cough.
Patient Data
Age: 13 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Cystic fibrosis
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Chest radiograph showing hyperinflated both lung fields, coarse reticulonodular shadowing, cystic and bronchiectatic changes (manifested by ring shadows and tram track opacities).
From the case:
Cystic fibrosis
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Ring shadows.
From the case:
Cystic fibrosis
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Tram-track opacity.
Case Discussion
The classic chest radiographic findings of cystic fibrosis include:
Bronchiectasis (manifested by ring shadows and tram track opacities), hyperinflation, bronchial thickening and dilatation, peribronchial cuffing, mucoid impaction, cystic radiolucencies, increase in interstitial markings, and scattered nodular densities.
Acknowledgment: Ahmed Mostafa Hassan Wahdan MD Radiologist