Case of the Month : April 2015

67 years old saudi male who is known to have hypertension and type II DM had suffered recueent cerebrovascular accidents with difficulty in swallowing .

He was discharged from another facility 3 weeks ago after presenting with a ischemic stroke.

He has left side weakness  and on respiratory examination was found to have coarse crackles on the right base

This is his CXR

What does this CXR show ?

What is your likely diagnosis?

How will you further investigate this patient ?

Give a differential diagnosis for the condistions associted with same radiological pattern .


 

Case of the Month: March 2015

A 40-year-old Saudi female complaints of dry cough, shortness of breath which is mostly exertional, and. There is no history of asthma or any other chronic lung disease. She never smoked. On examination: No clubbing , she had trachea mildly shifted to the right side, normal breath sound with no added sounds.

 

Describe the abnormalities

 

What is the radiological sign shown here?

 

What is the diagnosis?

 

How will you further manage this patient ?

 

 

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