Right middle lobe collapse: mucous plugging
Presentation
Acute cough and wheeze
Patient Data
Age: 11
Gender: Male
From the case:
Right middle lobe collapse: mucous plugging
X-ray
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Frontal
Gross middle lobe collapse is associated with a filling defect in the right bronchus intermedius and poor aeration of the bronchi beyond. Differential is between a foreign body and mucous plug.
From the case:
Right middle lobe collapse: mucous plugging
Annotated image
Frontal
Arrow shows filling defect in bronchus.
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