Large Left Pneumothorax

This post is an answer to the Case – Sudden Left Sided Chest Pain and Dyspnea

Chest X-Ray Interpretation

  • Hyperlucent zone devoid of vascular marking in periphery of left hemithorax.
  • Shift of midline to the right.

Large left pneumothorax with mediastinal shift to the right. Note the collapsed left lung (arrows) and the hyperlucent left hemithorax

Diagnosis

Large left pneumothorax with mediastinal shift to the right.

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