Right upper lobe pneumonia - with follow-up

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Cough and shortness of breath for a week.

Patient Data

Age: 15 years
Gender: Male
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Info

Dense right upper lobe consolidation.

Heart size normal. Left lung clear.

Antibiotics administered. Six-week follow-up film.

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The right upper lobe consolidation has resolved.

Heart size normal. Left lung clear.

Case Discussion

This a superb example of a dense right upper lobe pneumonia, illustrating the lobar anatomy of the horizontal fissure.

The plum normal chest x-ray 6 weeks later shows the power of antibiotics and a healthy young immune system.

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