title: Total lung collapse after pulmonary infarction.
abstract: A case is presented of total lung collapse secondary to intrabronchial blood clot as a complication of pulmonary infarction. The blood clot was removed at bronchoscopy with complete re-expansion of the lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aithan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bazarbashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017128:Embolectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013396:Suction