A 26-Year-Old Man With a Pleural Effusion and Headache

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A 26-Year-Old Man With a Pleural Effusion and Headache Peter Kierstead, MD, Charles Lanks, MD  CHEST  Volume 154, Issue 4, Pages e113-e117 (October 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.04.011 Copyright © 2018 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 CT scan of the brain, demonstrating chronic-appearing hydrocephalus. CHEST 2018 154, e113-e117DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2018.04.011) Copyright © 2018 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Plain chest radiograph, demonstrating opacification of the right lower lung field. CHEST 2018 154, e113-e117DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2018.04.011) Copyright © 2018 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 CT scan of the thorax in the axial view, demonstrating a large pleural effusion with atelectasis of the adjacent lung. CHEST 2018 154, e113-e117DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2018.04.011) Copyright © 2018 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions