| Summary: | No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. Clinical History: A 38-year-old non-smoking woman presented with complaints of intermittent dry cough, occasional vomiting, and dyspnea, occasionally with fever and chills. She indicated that she has suffered recurrent bouts of bronchitis and pneumonia annually over the previous 10 years. The patient had a history of upper arm localized melanoma resection 10 years earlier. She had smoked for 10 years, but quit one year prior to presentation. Her past medical and surgical histories were otherwise unremarkable. Frontal and lateral chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed. Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate? 1. The chest radiograph shows asymmetric pulmonary vascularity ; 2. The chest radiograph shows bilateral linear and reticular opacities and diminished lung volumes suggesting fibrotic lung disease; 3. The chest radiograph shows mild, bilateral, streaky central opacities, possibly reflecting airway thickening; 4. The chest radiograph shows numerous small nodules; 5. The chest radiograph ...
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