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Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Chagas disease) Clinical ... and liquids • Regurgitation ... food or saliva • Chest ... : Testing The diagnosis ... evaluated with CT
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
A chest radiograph ... fistula, type C, was diagnosed ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #esophageal ... fistula #type #C #chest
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
CT • Variable ... CT in a lobular ... #Attenuation #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
CT • Crescentic ... consolidation or nodular ... Crescent #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Dysphagia Lusoria - A barium-swallow examination revealed posterior oblique indentation of the proximal esophagus (arrow in
tomographic scan of the chest ... artery (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Radiology #Esophagram ... #CT #Dysphagia ... Aberrant #Subclavian #NEJM
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
examination and diagnostic ... several ill-defined nodular ... infiltrates on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... KatayamaFever #Rash #NEJM
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... #clinical #Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... #LAM #radiology ... #CT #wedge #biopsy ... #NEJM
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
A chest radiograph ... tomography of the chest ... biopsy confirmed a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... patient received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #