Pectus excavatum and infection

Case contributed by Stefan Heinze
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Pectus excavatum and infection Cough, fever, post bone marrow transplantation (BMTx)

Patient Data

Age: 41
Gender: Female
x-ray

Bilateral CMV infection. 

Obscuration of right heart border not due to infection but due to pectus.

Infection and pectus can coexist (obviously)

CMV pneumonitis and pectus.

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