Faces of Bronchitis

Bronchitis and Focal Bronchiectasis
69 year old female presents with a cough.  CXR frontal view shows diffuse mild increase in lung markings in the right mid and lower lung fields.  There is mild elevation of the right hemidiaphragm
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net TCV 215Lu
Bronchitis Right Lower Lobe
69 year old female presents with a cough.  CT in the axial plane  shows thickening of the segmental and subsegmental airways (basilar segments),in the right lower lobe compared to the normal appearing airways in the left lower lobe
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net  TCV 215Lu
Bronchitis Right Lower Lobe
69 year old female presents with a cough.  CT in the axial plane  shows thickening of the  subsegmental airways (basilar segments),in the right lower lobe compared to the normal appearing airways in the left lower lobe.  Note also thickening of the interlobular septa that contribute to the reticular CXR findings
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net TCV 215Lu

ABPA Early

Asthma ABPA Current Presentation
72 year old female with asthma presents with a cough and dyspnea
CXR in frontal and lateral projection show hyperinflated lung fields characterized by flattening of the hemidiaphragms, pectus carinatum and a barrel chest. There is partial silhouetting of the left heart border resulting from segmental consolidation of the medial segment of the ligula (b, white arrowhead) and confirmed on the lateral exam (d, white arrowhead). There is thickening of the airways subtending the right lower lobe (b, teal arrowhead).
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Mucoid Impaction and Tree in Bud
ABPA Current
CT Scan RUL
72 year old female with asthma with cough and chronic dyspnea.
CT in the axial plane shows thickening of the segmental and subsegmental airways of the posterior segment of the right upper lobe with mucoid impaction and tree in bud formation
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 294Lu 117967c