Presentation
Fevers, cough, dyspnea.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Right middle lobe pneumonia
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Mild cardiomegaly. Right middle lobe consolidation.
From the case:
Right middle lobe pneumonia
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The area of consolidation in the right middle lobe seen on chest x-ray is confirmed as a peripheral wedge-shaped focus of consolidation in the medial segment of the right middle lobe.
Minor tree in bud opacity, posterior segment, right upper lobe. Minor biapical pleural thickening. No other focal pulmonary parenchymal or pleural abnormality. No thoracic lymphadenopathy.
Case Discussion
In the context of the presenting complaint, these changes reflect pneumonia. The patient was lost to follow-up and the outcome is unknown.