Value of routine chest radiography in the medical screening of internationally adopted children.
Acta Paediatr
; 94(3): 366-8, 2005 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16028658
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To assess the value of the routine chest radiography as part of the medical evaluation of newly arrived, internationally adopted children.METHODS:
We evaluated the use of routine chest radiography (CXR) in the medical screening of 1598 internationally adopted children.RESULTS:
CXR showed abnormalities in 128 cases 38 of these findings were already known and/or consistent with obvious clinical signs or symptoms, and 54 had no clinical relevance. In two patients, CXR raised the suspicion of tuberculosis.CONCLUSION:
The routine use of CXR in the screening of internationally adopted children rarely yields new, clinically relevant, information and should be performed on indication only.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Radiografia Torácica
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Adoção
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda