Case 93: The Asymmetric Chest Wall

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Technical and Practice Issues * Case 11: 62-years old misdiagnosed to have interstitial lung disease - mid-inspiratory and expiratory scans * Snippet 03: Radiation risk and CT chest * Case 23: 60-years old - 40-pack years smoker - right upper lobe nodule - resolved using “mean” reconstructions…

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New ground glass in a patient with a fibrosing ILD with acute worsening is worrisome

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Lecture: Lung Cancer Screening in a TB Endemic Country
LDCT in a TB endemic country is feasible despite the increase pick-up of nodules due to old or active TB

Current Case

A 67-years old patient presented without any prior diagnosis to a pulmonologist for mild breathlessness. The chest radiograph was unusual.

Thoughts?

  1. Emphysema
  2. Right main bronchus obstruction
  3. Poland syndrome
  4. Constrictive bronchiolitis

The video below discusses this case in detail.