Presentation
Increased work of breathing and cough for 3 days.
Patient Data
Age: 5 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Left lower lobe collapse
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There is a dense opacity behind the heart, adjacent to the mediastinum. This represents tight collapse of the left lower lobe.
Case Discussion
Features here are of left lower lobe collapse. In a child, the differential should include mucous plug and aspirated foreign body as well as much less common intrinsic and compressive pathology.
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