Presentation
Left pleuritic chest pain.
Patient Data
Age: 16 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Small pneumothorax (teenager)
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Small left apical pneumothorax.
Heart size normal. Right lung clear.
Case Discussion
Small left apical pneumothorax in a secondary school age patient.
This is an example of the reason the apices are a review area in chest radiograph interpretation, although in this case, a friendly radiographer has applied a 'red dot' too in order to assist the referrer.