Case: Chest radiograph #36712504
Chest Intermediate
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
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Answer: Pulmonary tuberculosis
What to look for in pulmonary tuberculosis
- Upper-zone consolidation with cavitation and volume loss.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Pleurosis calcarea als Folge einer Pleuritis exsudativa im Rahmen einer Tuberculose mit deutlicher Volumenminderung der rechten Lunge im Vergleich zur Gegenseite.
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.
