Preferred Label : chest abdomen sign;
Definition : Lung pathology, such as pneumonia, fibrosis, atelectasis, or bronchial wall thickening,
is visible with distended loops of bowel on a frontal radiograph. Suggests familial
dysautonomia.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35082;
Associated condition(s)
Lung pathology, such as pneumonia, fibrosis, atelectasis, or bronchial wall thickening,
is visible with distended loops of bowel on a frontal radiograph. Suggests familial
dysautonomia.