Presentation
2-day history of pleuritic chest pain, cough and fever with a background of COPD.
Patient Data
Age: 65 Years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Pneumonia
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Situs inversus totalis. There is a large rounded mass in the left mid-lower zone.
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Complete resolution of the left mid-lower zone mass.
Case Discussion
This is a case of situs inversus totalis and rounded pneumonia. Subsequently the patient was diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia (positive pneumococcal urinary antigens). A follow-up chest X-ray 6 weeks later showed radiological resolution of the mass-like consolidation.
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