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| 2．Imaging Features of Chest Associated with Renal Diseases |
| Hiroko Hara，Yasuo Ookubo |
| Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center |
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| Abstract |
| A variety of conditions involve pulmonary manifestations associated with renal disorders. Thoracic manifestations associated with renal failure include pulmonary edema, pleural effusions, metastatic calcifications, and renal osteodystrophy. Thoracic involvement occurs more frequently in systemic lupus erythematosus which causes renal failure in children. Inflammatory reactions directed primarily against the vascular wall, with presumed immunologic origin produce Wegener’s granuloma, and myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) -related pulmonary diseases. MPO-ANCA-related pulmonary diseases induce pulmonary hemorrhage and extravascular parenchymal diseases. Specific systemic diseases, tuberous sclerosis, von Hippel-Lindau disease, and Potter sequence are also known to involve both lungs and kidneys. This article concentrates on the evaluation of the intrathoracic imaging features of disorders involving both lungs associated with renal diseases in children. Although intrathoracic manifestations may be nonspecific, knowledge of the associated pulmonary abnormalities frequently narrows the differential of the pulmonary findings in children. |
| Keywords：Children，Lung diseases，Renal diseases，Imaging features |
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