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Chest pain, dyspnea, fever and hypoglycemia

    Author: Carlo Catalano, Rome, Italy
    Body Region: Chest

    1. Patient Presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient Presentation

    • A 77-year-old woman presented with chest pain, dyspnea, mild occasional fever and hypoglycemia.
    • Her medical history included chest trauma 10 years ago, but no surgery.
    • Laboratory testing revealed severe hypoglycemia and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate
      and white blood cell count.
    • Chest radiography showed complete opacification of the right hemithorax.
    • Multiphasic MDCT of the chest was performed to investigate further.
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