CLINICAL CORRESPONDENCE
Vol. 126 No. 1378 |
Medical image. An unexpected finding in a patient with cough
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Clinical presentation A 28-year-old male with a 5-month history of productive cough and weight lost. He was smoker of 10-15 cigarettes a day. There was no fever or haemoptysis. On examination, the patient had a normal respiratory rate, normal oxygen saturation, and temperature and auscultation of heart, lungs, and abdomen was normal. Morphological, biochemical and hormonal blood parameters did not show any significant abnormality.A chest radiograph was obtained at presentation (Figure 1). A thoracic computed-tomography (CT) scan (Figure 2) was also obtained. What is the diagnosis? Answer Figure 1. Chest radiograph Figure 2. Images from a CT scan
Authors
Victoria Mayoral Campos, Claudia Bonnet Carr\u00f3n, Beatriz Carro Alonso, Cristina Puebla Macarr\u00f3n, Jos\u00e9 Luis Benito Ar\u00e9valo, Department of Radiology, Hospital Cl\u00ednico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, SpainCorrespondence
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