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Amiodarone is a drug used to treat refractory tachyarrhythmias. Unfortunately, amiodarone causes numerous side effects, among them the most serious is a pulmonary toxicity. Conventional radiographic findings are non specific and may be observed in various diseases, however. Early recognition of pulmonary toxicity is important, since prompt discontinuation of the drug, and institution of corticosteroids should result in resolution of toxicity.
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Amiodarona/efectos adversos , Fibrosis Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen , Corticoesteroides/uso terapéutico , Anciano , Amiodarona/uso terapéutico , Arritmias Cardíacas/tratamiento farmacológico , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Fibrosis Pulmonar/inducido químicamente , Fibrosis Pulmonar/tratamiento farmacológico , RadiografíaRESUMEN
Ultrasounds provides the most useful information in pediatric gallbladder diseases. We present a case in which a 19-months old child was studied by ultrasonography demonstrating clearly lithiasis. The discovery was purely fortuitous, showing echogenic material with acoustic shadowing in the lumen of the gallbladder.
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Colelitiasis/diagnóstico por imagen , Factores de Edad , Colelitiasis/diagnóstico , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , UltrasonografíaRESUMEN
Two cases of human fasciolasis in which the presence of the parasite in the gallbladder could be demonstrated by ultrasonography, are presented.
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Fascioliasis/diagnóstico , Enfermedades de la Vesícula Biliar/diagnóstico , Ultrasonografía , Adulto , Animales , Fasciola hepatica , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
This report presents the spectrum of radiologic findings in a case of cavernous haemangioma of the spleen. Certain sonographic findings, echogenic mass surrounded by a rim of hypoechogenic splenic tissue, were suggestive of this tumor. Computed tomography and delayed-phase angiograms were non specific.