Right middle lobe consolidation

Case contributed by Khalid Alhusseiny
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fever and cough

Patient Data

Age: 5 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Right lower lung zone opacity obscuring the right heart border (silhouette sign) on the frontal view. It appears triangular in shape on the lateral view.

Case Discussion

Right middle lobe consolidation is seen keeping with pneumonia.

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