Presentation
Shortness of breath ongoing for a month without cough/phlegm or chest pain.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
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Linear artifact over the right hemithorax from the patient's hair.
Heart size normal. Lungs clear.
The mediastinum is normal.
Case Discussion
Normal chest x-ray with no positive finding apart from hair artifact seen on the right. It is more commonly observed in females.
A pneumomediastinum is the main differential. This is more pertinent in radiographs performed in the more acute or trauma settings.