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Weerakkody Y, Knipe H, Sarangi P, et al. Platythorax. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-57165
A platythorax refers to a morphological descriptor for the variation chest shape where there is a flat chest with a comparative reduction in the AP diameter when compared with the lateral diameter. It is commonly seen in pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis 3 and is due to marked upper lobe volume contraction in conjunction with reduced chest wall bulk associated with weight loss.
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