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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep;14(3):225-228.
doi: 10.1183/20734735.019218.

An unusual pneumonia

Delphine Natali  1 , Hai Tran Pham  1 , Murielle Del Gallo  2 , Hung Nguyen The  3 , Denis Debrosse  4
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Case Reports

An unusual pneumonia

Delphine Natali et al. Breathe (Sheff). 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Can you diagnose this clinical case of a rare disease presenting as a very common disease? http://ow.ly/Trzu30kGzk6.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest radiograph.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest radiograph with the notable features highlighted: a left non-systematised opacity (circled) and a small left pleural effusion (arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT images.
Figure 4
Figure 4
CT images with the notable features highlighted. The dot indicates collapse of the left lower lobe and the arrows indicate minimal left pleural effusion.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Bronchoscopy. The star indicates a round mass totally obstructing the left lower lobe bronchus and the dot indicates the left upper lobe bronchus.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Left lower lobectomy. The star indicates the tumour and the dot the collapsed left lower lobe.
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