Case: Chest radiograph #4601262
Chest Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: Lucien Monfils via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Pneumothorax
What to look for in pneumothorax
- Thin visceral pleural line at the apex, with no markings beyond it.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): X-Ray of the chest of a 23 year old male, with pneumothorax
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
