Presentation
Collapsed at work. History of pneumothorax on right side.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Deep sulcus sign of supine pneumothorax
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ETT in situ.
The left costophrenic angle is partially excluded from the film.
Deep left costophrenic angle.
Normal right costophrenic angle.
No midline shift.
Case Discussion
Deep sulcus sign is indicative of a pneumothorax on supine film.
This patient died and pneumothorax was proven at postmortem.