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. 2008 Oct;23(4):291-2.

Circumferential pleural shadow

Jojy George; Jayakrishnan B; Rajeev Jain, Omar A Al-Rawas

Circumferential pleural shadow

Jojy George et al. Oman Med J. 2008 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest radiograph showing a peripheral opacity with nodular inner margins extending from the apex to the lower zone on the right side with obliteration of the costophrenic angle. Nodular shadows also involve the upper medial aspect of the right lung
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT showing the circumferential thickening of the pleura involving its entire extent in the costo-parietal, posterior and mediastinal aspects encompassing the lung, and extending into the fissures.
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