July 2013 imaging case of the month

• Main Author: Gotway MB
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2013-07-01
• Series: Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
• Subjects: lipoid pneumonia; aspiration pneumonia; bibasilar consolidation; low attenuation
• Online Access: http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2013/7/3/july-2013-imaging-case-of-the-month.html

No abstract available. Article truncated after the first page. Clinical History A 64-year-old woman with a history of multiple sclerosis (wheelchair-bound), neurogenic bladder, and a number of other chronic medical conditions, presented with complaints of non-radiating neck pain without tingling or numbness. The patient also reported mild subjective fever and occasional nausea, but denied shortness of breath. Frontal and lateral chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed. Figure 1. Frontal (Panel A) and lateral (Panel B) chest x-ray. Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate? 1.The chest radiograph shows bibasilar consolidation 2. The chest radiograph shows large lung volumes with cystic change 3. The chest radiograph shows multiple nodules 4. The chest radiograph shows no abnormalities 5. The chest radiograph shows symmetrical bilateral pleural effusions