Presentation
Abdominal pain ?perforation
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Anterior and posterior junctional lines (chest x-ray)
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Normal chest x-ray displaying anterior and posterior junctional lines.
From the case:
Anterior and posterior junctional lines (chest x-ray)
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- red line = posterior junctional line
- blue line = anterior junctional line
Case Discussion
Junctional lines are the result of pleural reflections and are seen on 30-40% of chest x-rays.