Presentation
Ongoing shortness of breath post pleural tap.
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Re-expansion pulmonary edema
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Unilateral, left-sided ground glass opacity that is predominantly basal. Basal septal thickening is also seen. Small left pleural effusion.
Right plate atelectasis. No right-sided ground glass opacity or pleural effusion.
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Large left pleural effusion.
Case Discussion
This is the typical appearance of re-expansion pulmonary edema, which has occurred post pleural tap. The pleural effusion was presumed to be parapneumonic.