Infectious diseases associated with cellular bronchiolitis and centrilobular nodules include endobronchial spread of tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacteria bronchopneumonia (57–62), and infectious bronchiolitis (56). An increasing number of patients undergo thin-section CT when there is high clinical suspicion of pneumonia with normal or questionable radiographic findings (32–38). Figure 21: Transverse thin-section CT scan at end expiration in a patient with Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome after adenovirus bronchiolitis in childhood shows a decrease in attenuation and vascularity of the right lung; a hyperattenuating zone is also visible in the posterior left upper lobe. Japan Radiological Society (JRS) has started surveillance on diagnostic imaging of virus pneumonia in order to grasp the novel coronavirus clusters and the spread of the virus infection in Japan. CT: Unifocal GGO (arrow). 42, No. All patients with neutropenic fever and normal findings at chest radiography should undergo thin-section computed tomography to determine whether parenchyma abnormalities are present. (a) Initial chest radiograph shows multiple irregular nodular peribronchial air spaces or GGO (arrows) in both lungs and a small amount of bilateral pleural effusion. Figure 12a. II. Moreover, rapid diagnosis can lead to early control of potential transmission, thus decreasing overall treatment costs. 11, Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol. Although not all cases demonstrate typical imaging patterns, most viral pneumonia patterns exhibit similarity on the basis of viridae (Fig 1). Nodule size is helpful in the differential diagnosis of infectious causes of nodules. Intranuclear inclusions can be observed in lung biopsy tissue or at cytologic examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. HTLV-1.—HTLV-1 is an RNA retrovirus. With the recent advancement in molecular biology and the ability to amplify multiple viral genomes by using multiplex reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assays, several new human respiratory viruses, such as human metapneumovirus (HMPV), human coronaviruses, and bocavirus have been discovered (3,4). The first case was identified in September 2012, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Note the presence of multiple small branch opacities representing cellular bronchiolitis (arrowheads). In a study of 87 consecutive patients with febrile neutropenia, Heussel et al (39) noted that the CT scan revealed a pulmonary lesion not seen on the radiograph in 50% of subjects. HMPV also infects the lung epithelium and induces an inflammatory cascade (7). Pneumonia due to HPIV in a 22-year-old woman who presented with fever and had undergone haploidentical bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia 1 month before infection. 1, Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal, Vol. Swine influenza (H1N1).—In the spring of 2009, an outbreak of severe pneumonia was reported in conjunction with the concurrent isolation of a novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus, widely known as swine flu, in Mexico (approximately 1600 cases) (83). 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Early (30–100 days) after transplantation is the critical time for CMV infection, and CMV infection is a frequent complication of both hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and solid-organ transplantation. Viral pneumonia and respiratory sepsis: association, causation, or it depends? 51, No. Figure 6c. (Images courtesy of Loren Ketai, MD, Albuquerque, NM. (a) Initial chest radiograph shows extensive patchy consolidation (arrows) with air bronchogram (arrowheads) in both lungs, especially in the middle to lower lung zones. Herein, emphasis was placed on the commonest imaging features of some of the most common viruses that produce pulmonary disease. Figure 5b. 2, 17 March 2020 | Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, Vol. Hantavirus in a 52-year-old man who presented with fever and acute renal failure. Symptomatic acute bronchiolitis in adults is relatively rare but can be caused by infectious agents such as RSV. Entidad infrecuente de difícil diagnóstico y mal pronóstico en trasplantados pulmonares, Lymphomes : principes thérapeutiques et imagerie post-thérapeutique, Nodular Inflammatory Foci Are Sites of T Cell Priming and Control of Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Neonatal Lung, Computed tomography findings in patients with H1N1 influenza A infection. 47, No. For non-COVID-19 viral pneumonia and ... for automatic detection of COVID-19 pneumonia lung CT volumes and have ... available at this time for this novel virus [1, 2]. The clinical and CT findings of numerous respiratory viral pathogens such as influenza, human parainfluenza virus (HPIV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rhinovirus, and adenovirus have been described (1,2). Influenza type A is the most important of the respiratory viruses with respect to the morbidity and mortality in the general population. (a, b) Initial axial chest CT images at the main bronchial level (a) and the interlobar area level (b) show multifocal ill-defined nodular GGO lesions (arrows) along the bronchovascular bundles and mild bronchial wall thickening (arrowheads). • Describe the role of thin-section thoracic CT in the diagnosis viral pneumonia. 4, No. Lobar pneumonia | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org. Diagnosis of respiratory viruses is still difficult, with only a small percentage of cases being routinely diagnosed. Acute interstitial pneumonia is characterized by a diffuse mild alveolar widening by edema and mononuclear cells, airspace fibrinous exudate and/or hyaline membranes with relatively scant neutrophils, and prominent type 2 alveolar lining cells (Fig 4); foci of organizing pneumonia are often found. In the first few days of life, fatal cases of enterovirus pneumonia caused by echovirus types 6, 9, and 11 and group A coxsackievirus type 3 have been reported (113–115). Global alert and response (GAR): Pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Areas of pulmonary consolidation are most often patchy and poorly defined (consistent with bronchopneumonia) or focal and well-defined (consistent with lobar pneumonia). Pneumonia Note In pathology, the term pneumonia is used to denote any inflammatory reaction of the lung. Patients usually present with a rapidly progressive pneumonia that results in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Clinical Manifestations and Radiologic Findings with Emphasis on MDCT. However, it can cause life-threatening pulmonary infection in immunocompromised patients owing to reactivation of the latent virus or infusion of CMV-seropositive marrow or blood products. 1, Computers in Biology and Medicine, Vol. During the course of disease, pleural effusions and cavitation also can develop. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome—Colorado and New Mexico, 1998, Update on emerging infections: news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The tree-in-bud finding, which is usually indicative of small airways disease, reflects the presence of dilated centrilobular bronchioles with lumina that are impacted with mucus, fluid, or pus; this finding is often associated with peribronchiolar inflammation (56) (Fig 9). Although definitive diagnosis cannot be made on the basis of imaging features alone, the use of a combination of clinical and radiographic findings can substantially improve the accuracy of diagnosis in this disease. If marked septal thickening occurs, a crazy-paving appearance results (134,138–141). Measles virus is highly contagious and transmitted from person to person by either aerosolized droplet nuclei or direct contact with contaminated respiratory secretions. Depending on the serotype, adenovirus may cause respiratory disease (serotypes 1–3 and 7) or other illnesses such as gastroenteritis, keratoconjunctivitis, cystitis, meningoencephalitis, and hepatitis. Children generally develop a mild self-limiting illness. The patient underwent reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction for viral infection with sputum and blood culture and bronchoalveolar lavage to find superimposed infection. Other viruses (eg, cytomegalovirus [CMV], adenovirus, or herpesvirus) may produce specific nuclear changes or characteristic cytoplasmic inclusions (11) (Fig 1). Most of those infected were previously healthy individuals. Initial chest radiographs are normal but soon progress to show multifocal airspace consolidation, predominantly in the lower lung zone. 79, No. Figure 26: Close-up view of transverse thin-section CT scan obtained with a multidetector unit in a young patient with tracheobronchial papillomatosis shows a small nodule (papilloma) arising from the tracheal wall (arrowhead). The downside of PCR is that it may be too sensitive, in that it can detect small amounts of residual viral nucleic acid when there is no other laboratory or clinical evidence that a viral infection is present. Figure 10: Transverse thin-section CT scan through the lower lobes in a patient with adenovirus infection shows patchy bilateral ground-glass opacities with superimposed linear opacities (crazy-paving pattern) (arrows). Herpes simplex virus pneumonia is rare in patients who have undergone solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or those who have received cytotoxic or immunosuppressive agents. The radiographic manifestations consist of patchy bilateral areas of consolidation in a lobular or segmental distribution and/or bilateral ground-glass opacities with a random distribution (144,154) (Fig 22). Patients who die after the 10th day of illness present with a mixture of acute changes and those of the organizing phase of diffuse alveolar damage (19) (Fig 5). 8, NCT Neumología y Cirugía de Tórax, Vol. Although viral culture has been the reference standard, it has considerable limitations (ie, depending on the virus, it may take 3–14 days for cultures to yield results). Herein, we described and summarized the chest CT findings of 122 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and 48 patients with influenza, and tried to explore the radiological … 1, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol. • Viral pulmonary infections are clinically important in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients; despite its limitations, CT is currently the imaging modality of choice for the evaluation of pulmonary viral infections. Figure 4a. The patient died despite intensive medical care. 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After completing this journal-based SA-CME activity, participants will be able to: ■ Identify radiographic and characteristic CT patterns of viral pneumonia according to pathogen. 34, No. Human herpesviruses are large DNA viruses that can cause either primary (acute) or nonprimary (chronic or latent) infection. Thin-section CT is an effective diagnostic method when findings at chest radiography are normal or inconclusive. (c, d) Follow-up axial chest CT images obtained 10 days later show an increased extent and intensity of lesions and increased irregular consolidation (arrows) along the bronchovascular bundles. The herpes group of viruses (herpes simplex, varicella-zoster, CMV, Epstein-Barr virus [EBV]) may cause focal cytopathic effects in either the airway or alveoli. New serologic tests have also come to the aid of the clinician, and sophisticated molecular methods are becoming more commonplace in routine diagnosis of acute respiratory disease in both immunocompetent and high-risk patients (1,6–8). The bronchiolitis may be necrotizing and result in a necrotizing bronchopneumonia similar to that seen in severe herpes simplex infection (13) (Fig 2). No differences have been observed between the CT findings of immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients (9). “Early disease recognition is important not only for prompt implementation of treatment, but also for patient isolation and effective public health surveillance, containment … JRS Data Repository for Surveillance of Virus Pneumonia in Japan. It is transmitted by sexual contact, by blood transfusion, from mother to child transplacentally, and via breast feeding. Pneumonia due to varicella-zoster virus (α Herpesvirinae) in a 53-year-old man who underwent liver transplantation 5 months before contracting the disease. Because of the obvious overlap in terms of pathologic characteristics, it is not surprising that the thin-section CT findings for each pattern will vary and be modulated by the exact nature of the underlying pathologic condition. A rapidly fatal adenovirus necrotizing pneumonia, early in the posttransplantation course, may occur in the pediatric population (153). Figure 8a. Imaging and clinical manifestations of viral pneumonia are not reliably predictive of its origin. Franquet et al (37) compared the CT findings in 78 consecutive immunocompromised patients with solitary or multiple nodular opacities of proved infectious origin. Recently, new viruses associated with recent outbreaks including human metapneumovirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus have been discovered. Pneumonia due to HMPV in a 50-year-old woman who presented with fever, cough, and sputum. It is due to material, usually purulent, filling the alveoli. Case 1. Histologically, acute diffuse alveolar damage with airspace edema is the most prominent feature in patients who die before the 10th day after onset of illness. 7, No. (a) Initial chest radiograph shows extensive patchy consolidation (arrows) with air bronchogram (arrowheads) in both lungs, especially in the middle to lower lung zones. The spectrum of CT findings encountered in various pulmonary viral diseases is not particularly wide and encompasses five main categories: (a) parenchymal attenuation disturbances; (b) ground-glass opacity and consolidation; (c) nodules, micronodules, and tree-in-bud opacities; (d) interlobular septal thickening; and (e) bronchial and/or bronchiolar wall thickening (42,43). Of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid not well established ; there are bilateral well-demarcated patchy areas of may. 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