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1 U. S. Public Health Service trainee in diagnostic radiology (G. M. 1152)
Four cases of pediatric pleuropulmonary inflammatory disease are reported with emphasis on the roentgen findings. Three children with acute pneumonia demonstrated a rounded, retrocardiac and paravertebral density which could not be differentiated from a posterior mediastinal tumor. Clinical and laboratory findings suggested the correct diagnosis. The fourth patient underwent extensive diagnostic studies for evaluation of a rounded postenor mediastinal mass. The history, clinical course and roentgenographic findings indicated that this was probably an encapsulated paramediastinal pleural effusion secondary to tuberculosis.
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