“Bubbly lung consolidation” - A highly specific imaging marker for pulmonary infarction

A 23-year-old male with a history of smoking presented with dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. His CXR showed pleural-based wedge-shaped opacity in the right lower zone. Non-contrast CT thorax showed central air lucencies without air bronchogram in the opacity (bubbly lung consolidation), suggestive...

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Main Authors: Srinivas Dandamudi, Raghuram Palaparti, P S S Chowdary, Purnachandra Rao Kondru, Sudarshan Palaparthi, Gopala Krishna Koduru, Somasekhar Ghanta, Boochi Babu Mannuva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2020;volume=9;issue=4;spage=273;epage=275;aulast=Dandamudi