Presentation
Immigrant. Cough.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Shrapnel in chest
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Heart size normal. Lungs clear.
Large number of fairly uniform 3 mm-sized metallic foci in the soft tissues of the left lower hemithorax.
Case Discussion
The typical appearance of retained shot (shrapnel) in the soft tissues of the chest.
This patient has previously been resident in a conflict zone.