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Round pneumonia

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Cough and fever.

Patient Data

Age: Adolescent
Gender: Male
x-ray

Large round focus of right mid zone airspace consolidation. Preservation of the right heart border suggests it is in the superior segment of the RLL.

Case Discussion

The patient recovered with appropriate antibiotics.

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