Pulmonary contusion

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

RTC.

Patient Data

Age: Young adult
Gender: Female
x-ray

Hazy opacity in the left lower zone. 

ct

Airspace opacity in the left lower zone. 

Case Discussion

This young lady was involved in a RTC. She sustained extremity fractures and blunt chest wall injury with symptomatic lung contusion, but no pneumothorax or effusion.

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