Case: Chest radiograph #18536625
Chest Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: Hellerhoff via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Pneumothorax
What to look for in pneumothorax
- Thin visceral pleural line at the apex, with no markings beyond it.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Spontanpneumothorax links (rechts im Bild) mit leichtem Mediastinalshift im Sinne eines Spannungspneumothorax. Beachte auch den basalen Spiegel. Später Spontanpneumothorax auf der anderen Seite.
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.
