Right upper lobe dystelectasis

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis probable

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Ill-defined reduced transparency in the right middle to lower lung zones. On the LL radiograph it is sharply demarcated by the oblique fissure, confirming its location in the upper lobe. Small pleural effusion. 

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