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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Case contributed by Townsville radiology training
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Sweating

Patient Data

Age: 62
Gender: Male

COPD with the predominant radiological features of emphysema than chronic bronchitis.

Hyperinflated lungs (>10 ribs posteriorly), flattened diagphram, hyperlucency through lung fields bilaterally, narrow mediastinum.

A radio-opacity also visible in the right lower zone, right hemidiagphram is not silhouetted out.

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