Spectrum of clinical and radiographic findings in pediatric mycoplasma pneumonia

Radiographics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 121-131

  John, Susan D ^a   Ramanathan, Janaki ^b   Swischuk, Leonard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung, infection, 60.2061; Pneumonia, 60.2061; Radiography, in infants and children, 60.11

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035235643     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.21.1.g01ja10121     Document Type: Article

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