January 2012 Case of the Month

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 10:31AM
Rick Robbins, M.D. in Langerhans cell histiocytosis, PET scan, Sjögren syndrome, benign metastasizing leiomyoma, bronchiectasis, emphysema, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, metastatic angiosarcoma, pulmonary amyloidosis, reticulonodular opacities, viral pneumonia

Michael B. Gotway, MD

Associate Editor Imaging

 

Clinical History

A 69-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented with progressive shortness of breath. A chest radiograph (Figure 1) was obtained.

Figure 1. Frontal chest radiograph.

How would you describe the findings on the chest radiograph (Figure 1)?

1. Multifocal consolidation
2. Blunting of the costophrenic angles suggesting pleural effusion
3. Multifocal reticulonodular opacities
4. Bilateral cavitary lung consolidation
5. Miliary nodular opacities

Reference as: Gotway MB. January 2012 case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 2012;4:12-18. (Click here for a PDF version)

Article originally appeared on Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep (https://www.swjpcc.com/).