We ask: what is the diagnosis?

RADIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS

We ask: what is the diagnosis?

Dany Jasinowodolinski^I; Gustavo de Souza Portes Meirelles^II; Flavio Duarte Silva^III; Nestor L Müller^IV

^IRadiologist at the Fleury Center for Diagnostic Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil

^IIPhD in Radiology from the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP, Federal University of São Paulo) – São Paulo, Brazil

^IIIResident in Radiology in the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP, Federal University of São Paulo) – São Paulo, Brazil

^IVFull Professor of Radiology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A 20-year-old female patient reporting fever and joint pain for 3 months. Complementary tests: Positivity for anti-nuclear factor (ANF), anemia (Hb:8.7) and leucopenia. Chest X-ray revealed a nodule.

This section is intended to encourage a diagnostic approach based on clinical and radiological findings. We invite all of our readers to participate.

Submit your diagnosis by completing the form you will find on our website (www.jornaldepneumologia.com.br) or by sending an e-mail to [e-mail]. Remember to include the full name of your institution. The diagnosis for this case, along with the names of readers who submitted correct responses, will be published in the next issue of the journal. The images shown here are those that were most relevant in making the final diagnosis.

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  12 Nov 2007
• Date of issue
  Oct 2007