A 76-Year-Old Woman With Incidental Right Middle Lobe Atelectasis Theresa Henson, MD, Elyana Matayeva, DO, Walter Chua, MD, Javed Iqbal, MD CHEST Volume 155, Issue 5, Pages e137-e140 (May 2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.10.030 Copyright © 2018 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Chest radiograph revealing a right middle lobe opacity. CHEST 2019 155, e137-e140DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2018.10.030) Copyright © 2018 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 CT thorax scan showing a right middle lobe collapse. CHEST 2019 155, e137-e140DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2018.10.030) Copyright © 2018 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Bronchoscopy of the right middle lobe revealing notable narrowing with no visible endobronchial lesions. Mucosa was hyperemic, edematous, and nonulcerating. CHEST 2019 155, e137-e140DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2018.10.030) Copyright © 2018 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the right middle lobe revealing surface bronchial epithelial lining with underlying smooth muscle fibers, respiratory glands, and sprinkling small lymphocytes indicating chronic inflammation. (Original magnification, ×400). CHEST 2019 155, e137-e140DOI: (10.1016/j.chest.2018.10.030) Copyright © 2018 American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions