Presentation
Cough and fever
Patient Data
Age: 18
Gender: Male
From the case:
Medial segment of right middle lobe consolidation
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There is a region of the medial segment right middle lobe consolidation consistent with pneumonia in this clinical setting. Remainder of the lungs and pleural spaces are clear. Normal heart size.
Case Discussion
Medial segment right middle lobe consolidation. On the PA image the right heart border is partly obscured while the right hemidiaphragm remains visible, helping to localized the opacity to the right middle lobe rather than the lower lobe.