Dear Friends,
Dr. Pepe refuses to leave Mexico and I have to go there to bring him back. I have asked my friends Jose Vilar and Marisa Domingo to cover for me and present this week’s case. The radiographs below belong to an 18-year-old woman with recurrent haemoptysis.
Leave your thoughts and diagnosis in the comments section and come back for the answer on Friday.
Diagnosis:
1. Arteriovenous malformation
2. Hypoplasia of left lung
3. Vasculitis
4. None of the above
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Dear Friends,
This week we’re presenting another case provided by my friend Jose Vilar: a 39-year-old woman with cough and moderate dyspnea.
Diagnosis:
1. Mediastinal fat
2. TB
3. LUL collapse
4. None of the above
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Dear friends,
Muppet is delighted to present a case provided by Dr. Vilar. The radiographs are of a 57-year-old woman with a chronic cough and mild fever who also suffered from TB in the past.
Diagnosis:
1. TB, bronchogenic spread
2. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
3. Sarcoid
4. None of the above
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Dear Friends,
Muppet gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Dr. Jose Vizuete and Dr. Vilar, who supplied this case (Muppet also wants to point out that any complaints should be addressed to them!).
AP chest of an 11-year-old girl with dyspnea for the last week and mild fever.
Diagnosis:
1. Staphylococcal pneumonia
2. Mediastinal mass
3. Foreign body
4. None of the above
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Dear friends,
The Muppet is getting bored with me and has decided to invite a new player every month. Our first guest is José Vilar, a good friend and excellent teacher who has chosen the following case:
“41 year old male with thalassemia minor who had a CT as a routine follow-up after an episode of pulmonary embolism three months previously.”
Diagnosis:
1. Pleural plaques
2. Fibrous mesothelioma
3. Scarring post-infarction
4. None of the above
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