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A 31-year-old female with a rare cause of recurrent lower lobar collapses

Radhika Banka, Dayle Terrington, Ajay V. Kamath
Breathe 2018 14: e72-e77; DOI: 10.1183/20734735.017318
Radhika Banka
Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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Ajay V. Kamath
Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
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    Chest radiograph demonstrating left lower lobe collapse during a previous admission, which improved following treatment with antibiotics, nebulisers and chest physiotherapy.

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    Chest radiograph on admission.

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    High-resolution CT scan demonstrating bilateral lobe collapses with consolidation in the right middle lobe and partial collapse.

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    Left upper lobe orifice during inspiration on bronchoscopy.

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    Collapse of the left upper lobe during expiration on bronchoscopy, confirming bronchomalacia.

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    Flow–volume loop showing variable intrathoracic airflow obstruction.

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Radhika Banka, Dayle Terrington, Ajay V. Kamath
Breathe Jun 2018, 14 (2) e72-e77; DOI: 10.1183/20734735.017318

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Radhika Banka, Dayle Terrington, Ajay V. Kamath
Breathe Jun 2018, 14 (2) e72-e77; DOI: 10.1183/20734735.017318
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