Presentation
Cough and fever
Patient Data
Age: 2 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Chilaiditi sign
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Loops of gas-filled bowel underneath the right hemidiaphragm (Chilaiditi sign).
Case Discussion
Chilaiditi sign is the asymptomatic interposition of colon between the liver and the diaphragm. When accompanied by pain this is termed Chilaiditi syndrome, which is a common cause of pseudopneumoperitoneum.