3.5 Imaging characteristics of PB in children.
All the 269 enrolled patients underwent chest CT scan and 262 (97.4%)
showed pulmonary consolidation, 125 (46.5%) had segmental or lobar
atelectasis, 127 (47.9%) with pleural effusion and170 (63.2%) with
pleural thickening. The incidence of pulmonary consolidation and pleural
effusion were higher in multiple group (100% vs 95.1%, 56.8% vs
38.9%, respectively, P<0.05). However, there was no
difference in the incidence of segmental or lobar atelectasis and
pleural thickening between the two groups. ( Table 4)