Evolution of chest radiograph
- Nagasaki University, Radiology, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan
- Eijun Sueyoshi, EijunSueyoshi{at}aol.com
- Published 5 March 2009
DESCRIPTION
A 28-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in order to begin haemodialysis. At that time, a chest radiograph showed no abnormalities (fig 1A). Since then, the patient had been receiving haemodialysis at another hospital. Twenty years later, secondary hyperparathyroidism was pointed out at another hospital. At that time, bone densitometry (dual x ray absorptiometry) had confirmed severe osteoporosis, with measurements of …








