Presentation
Left sided chest pain of short duration. No trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Apical pneumothorax
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The lung edge is evident at the left lung apex with lucency peripheral to this due to absent lung markings.
Right lung clear. Heart size normal.
Case Discussion
A small pneumothorax of this size one would hope not to miss.
Always check the apices as part of the structured approach to chest x-ray reporting to make missing smaller apical abnormalities less likely.
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