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Normal thymus

Case contributed by Sigmund Stuppner
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Suspected lung infection.

Patient Data

Age: 8 months
Gender: Female
x-ray

Typical appearance of the thymic sail (or spinnaker) sign. No focal consolidation. 

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