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What other things can cause the chest x-ray appearance of hyper expansion/air trapping. ?
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Hyper expansion: COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis and other cystic lung diseases, some infections(RSV), and spurious chest X-ray finding due to large inspiratory excursion.
Answered 6/21/2014
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Depends on age: Causes of air trapping in children different than adults. Less than year of age respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other viruses. Congenital emphysema, cystic lung & aspiration occur in infants. Acute .Asthma affects young childen, adolescents, and adults.Cystic fibrosis usually seen in children, adolescents & adults with improvements in therapy living much longer. COPD mainly adult
Answered 3/1/2015
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