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Lingular pneumonia obscured by implanted cardioverter-defibrillator: Lateral thinking
A 56-year-old female with an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator was admitted with a short history suggestive of a diagnosis of pneumonia. An AP radiograph did not identify an area of consolidation. A subsequent lateral radiograph highlighted an extensive left-lingular-lobe consolidation that had b...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921173/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27398131 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i2.1127 |
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author | Sewell, Laura Harries, Ivan Chandrasekaran, Barinathan |
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description | A 56-year-old female with an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator was admitted with a short history suggestive of a diagnosis of pneumonia. An AP radiograph did not identify an area of consolidation. A subsequent lateral radiograph highlighted an extensive left-lingular-lobe consolidation that had been obscured by the cardiac device. This case highlights the fact that large devices can obscure significant pathology, and that lateral or cross-sectional imaging may be helpful in reaching a diagnosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-49211732016-07-08 Lingular pneumonia obscured by implanted cardioverter-defibrillator: Lateral thinking Sewell, Laura Harries, Ivan Chandrasekaran, Barinathan Radiol Case Rep Article A 56-year-old female with an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator was admitted with a short history suggestive of a diagnosis of pneumonia. An AP radiograph did not identify an area of consolidation. A subsequent lateral radiograph highlighted an extensive left-lingular-lobe consolidation that had been obscured by the cardiac device. This case highlights the fact that large devices can obscure significant pathology, and that lateral or cross-sectional imaging may be helpful in reaching a diagnosis. Elsevier 2016-02-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4921173/ /pubmed/27398131 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i2.1127 Text en © 2015 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Sewell, Laura Harries, Ivan Chandrasekaran, Barinathan Lingular pneumonia obscured by implanted cardioverter-defibrillator: Lateral thinking |
title | Lingular pneumonia obscured by implanted cardioverter-defibrillator: Lateral thinking |
title_full | Lingular pneumonia obscured by implanted cardioverter-defibrillator: Lateral thinking |
title_fullStr | Lingular pneumonia obscured by implanted cardioverter-defibrillator: Lateral thinking |
title_full_unstemmed | Lingular pneumonia obscured by implanted cardioverter-defibrillator: Lateral thinking |
title_short | Lingular pneumonia obscured by implanted cardioverter-defibrillator: Lateral thinking |
title_sort | lingular pneumonia obscured by implanted cardioverter-defibrillator: lateral thinking |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921173/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27398131 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i2.1127 |
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