Figure 1. (A) Slight consolidation in chest X-ray (arrow) (B) Isolated patchy consolidation adjacent with the pleura in computed tomography (arrowhead) (C) A wedge-shaped consolidation without the expected apex seen well in the mediastinal. A possible reason of sparing the apex is collateral supply from the bronchial arterial circulation.
From: Hampton’s Hump: Hypoxia with Lung Consolidation Mimicking Pneumonia
