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The 'dark bronchus' sign: HRCT diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Poonam Yadav1, Ashu Seith1, Rita Sood2
1 Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Ashu Seith
Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.30359
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We report the importance of the 'dark bronchus' sign in the diagnosis of uniform, diffuse ground glass opacification on high resolution computerized tomography (HRCT). This sign is useful to identify diffuse ground glass opacity on HRCT in cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia who may present with a normal or equivocal chest radiograph in the early course of disease. |
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