Presentation
Dyspnea.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Bubbly consolidation caused by pulmonary embolism
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Acute pulmonary emboli involving bilateral lower lobar pulmonary arteries extending to segmental branches (more prominent on the right side).
No filling defect in the pulmonary trunk and main pulmonary arteries.
Right mild pleural effusion with underlying atelectatic changes.
Peripheral wedge-shaped, non-enhancing babbly consolidation in right lung lower lobe.
Few tiny nonspecific nodules in the left lung.
Case Discussion
Bubbly consolidation is characterized by internal/central lucencies in a consolidation which represents aerated lung lobule within the infarcted or consolidated lung parenchyma.
Pulmonary embolism is a known cause of bubbly consolidation.
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