Right hemithorax air space shadowing

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

This woman presented with SOB and right sided pleuritic chest pain after recently returning from holiday in Turkey.

Patient Data

Gender: Female

Predominantly right sided signs were correlated with this radiograph with almost complete right sided air space opacification and early left basal changes.

Case Discussion

Diagnosis: atypical pneumonia - Legionnaires' disease

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