Imaging
Those who care for patients with pulmonary, critical care or sleep disorders rely heavily on chest radiology and pathology to determine diagnoses. The Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep publishes case-based articles with characteristic chest imaging and related pathology.
The editor of this section will oversee and coordinate the publication of a core of the most important chest imaging topics. In doing so, they encourage the submission of unsolicited manuscripts. It cannot be overemphasized that both radiologic and pathologic images must be of excellent quality. As a rule, 600 DPI is sufficient for radiographic and pathologic images. Taking pictures of plain chest radiographs and CT scans with a digital camera is strongly discouraged. The figures should be cited in the text and numbered consecutively. The stain used for pathology specimens and magnification should be mentioned in the figure legend. Those who care for patients with pulmonary, critical care or sleep disorders rely heavily on chest radiology and pathology to determine diagnoses. The Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep publishes case-based articles with characteristic chest imaging and related pathology. The editor of this section will oversee and coordinate the publication of a core of the most important chest imaging topics. In doing so, they encourage the submission of unsolicited manuscripts. It cannot be overemphasized that both radiologic and pathologic images must be of excellent quality. As a rule, 600 DPI is sufficient for radiographic and pathologic images. Taking pictures of plain chest radiographs and CT scans with a digital camera is strongly discouraged. The figures should be cited in the text and numbered consecutively. The stain used for pathology specimens and magnification should be mentioned in the figure legend.
Medical Image of the Month: Emphysematous Cystitis
Figure 1. Abdominal CT with contrast showing a thickened, trabeculated bladder wall containing pockets of gas consistent with emphysematous cystitis due to E. coli infection.
Emphysematous cystitis is a rare infection of the urinary bladder caused by gas producing organisms which can be bacterial or fungal characterized by gas collections inside the bladder wall (1). Most common organisms are E. coli, Klebsiella and Proteus are also commonly isolated. Fungi, such as Candida, have also been reported as causative organisms. Presentation range from asymptomatic up to septic shock.
Jonathon P. Mahn DO1 and Mohammad A. Mahmoud MD, DO2
1Canyon Vista Medical Center and 2Internal Medicine Residency, Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Canyon Vista Medical Center
Tucson, AZ USA
Reference
- Amano M, Shimizu T. Emphysematous cystitis: a review of the literature. Intern Med. 2014;53(2):79-82. [CrossRef] [PubMed]
Cite as: Mahn JP, Mahmoud MA. Medical Image of the month: emphysematous cystitis. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2019;19(5):148. doi: https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc045-19 PDF