Presentation
Presented to the ER with high fever without accompanying cough our breathing difficulty. Elevated inflammatory markers.
Patient Data
Age: 65
Gender: Male
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A circumscribed consolidation can be discerned medially in the right lower lung zone, a pattern suggesting RML as the location.
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Following treatment using broad-spectrum antiobiotics the complete regression of the consolidation can be observed.
Case Discussion
Typical presentation of pneumonia in the right middle lobe.