Presentation
Fever, cough.
Patient Data
Age: 75
Gender: Female
From the case:
Right lower lobe consolidation - pneumonia
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Focal consolidation with air bronchograms in the right lower lobe.
Case Discussion
- consolidation on chest radiography is considered a key aspect in diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia although the diagnosis can be made without one
- routine short-term (<28 days) follow-up chest x-rays assessing for resolution do not appear to have any clinical benefit