Case: Chest radiograph #71331571
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): Pneumothorax in der Intensivlunge (Röntgen Thorax im Liegen a.p.) auf der linken Seite (rechte Bildseite): man erkennt deutlich die Betonung des lateralen Rezessus: Deep sulcus sign. Auf beiden Seiten liegen schon Thoraxdrainagen.
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.
