Author/Authors :
Azad Tehrani M، Moin نويسنده Heart and Lung Division, Logman Hakeem General Teaching Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Universityof Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Khoshkar ، A نويسنده Heart and Lung Division, Logman Hakeem General Teaching Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Universityof Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Agin، Kh نويسنده Heart and Lung Division, Logman Hakeem General Teaching Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract :
Background: Physicians frequently encounter chest-x ray
reports of pleural effusion in patients. Thoracocentesis is the
second step to diagnosis, but if there isn’t any effusion
actually, thoracocentesis may lead to complication.
Case Report: A 47-year-old man with a history of dyspnea and
dry cough and posteroanterior (PA) chest x-ray (and right
lateral decubitus) report of pleural effusion referred for
thoracocentesis, but vesicular sounds at over the lungs were
normal. Spiral lung CT scan revealed localized eventration of
diaphragm.
Conclusion: Localized eventration of right diaphragm may
cause the appearance of pleural effusion in PA and also right
lateral decubitus chest x-ray.
