Case: Chest radiograph #66258522
Chest Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Pneumonia (consolidation)
What to look for in pneumonia (consolidation)
- Dense RUL opacity bounded by the horizontal fissure.
- Air bronchograms.
- No volume loss.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): edit AP chest X-ray of a 76 year old woman, who developed cough and labored breathing. First testing showed influenza B virus , and later a nasopharyngeal swab detected Haemophilus influenzae . The H influenzae presumably developed as an opportunistic infection secondary to the flu. This X-ray was taken 2 weeks after cultures and start of antibiotics, showing delayed pneumonic infiltrates that wer
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
