Chest radiographic evolution in fat XXXX .

@entity1 @entity66 @entity3126 @entity4 @entity651 @entity887 @entity358 @entity130
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the temporal chest radiographic findings of fat @entity887 . MATERIAL AND METHOD: Twenty-nine @entity1 with clinically diagnosed fat @entity887 between 1988-1999 were retrospectively identified from the @entity130 Registry of Haborview Medical Center, University of Washington. In twenty-two @entity1 , complete medical records and serial chest radiographs were available. All images were reviewed by a dedicated thoracic radiologist. RESULTS: Two of 22 @entity1 had normal radiographs throughout hospitalization, while 20/22 developed abnormal chest radiographs. The radiographic findings were consistent with non-specific @entity3126 in all abnormal cases. The time to appearance of evident @entity651 was < 24 hours of initial @entity130 in 10/20 (50%), between 24-48 hours in 4/20 (20%), between 48-72 hours in 5/20 (25%), and 1 @entity1 (1/20, 5%) developed an abnormal chest radiograph after 72 hours. Ten of 20 @entity1 (50%) with abnormal radiographs had complete resolution of the @entity4 pattern within 1 week of development of opacities, 3/20 (15%) cases showed complete radiographic resolution between 1-2 weeks, 2/20 (10%) cases showed complete radiographic resolution between 2-3 weeks, 1/20 (5%) showed complete radiographic resolution between 3-4 weeks, and 4/20 (20%) died without resolution of the radiographic finding. CONCLUSION: The chest radiographic appearance of fat @entity887 is non-specific. Normal radiographs can also be seen. Most @entity1 presenting with a normal initial radiograph develop radiographic evident @entity66 and most cases showed radiographic resolution within 2 weeks of hospitalization. Although chest imaging play a little role in the clinical management of fat @entity887 , understanding of temporal presentation and evolution of the otherwise non-specific @entity358 may help to avoid unnecessary evaluation in selected @entity1 .
