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Left hemithorax white-out - community-acquired pneumonia

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Presents to ED with fevers, cough, hypoxia.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male

Almost complete white-out of the left hemithorax with extensive air bronchograms indicating this is consolidation. Patchy airspace opacity on the right.  

ETT, right internal jugular CVC and NGT appropriately positioned. 

Case Discussion

This is a case of severe community-acquired pneumonia

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