Left apical pneumothorax

Case contributed by Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi ◉

Diagnosis certain

Citation, DOI, disclosures and case data

Citation:

Qureshi P, Left apical pneumothorax. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67835

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-67835

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/67835

rID:

67835

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

2 May 2019

Revisions:

1 time, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Institution:

Liaquat National Hospital

Quiz mode:

Included

Patient Data

Age: 45 years

Gender: Male

From the case: Left apical pneumothorax

x-ray

Frontal

Left apical pneumothorax (note the faint white pleural line)

Case Discussion

This case is an important case emphasizing the importance of carefully looking at "never-miss" areas of the radiograph, in this case, the left lung apex.

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