title: Interlobar hydropneumothorax.
abstract: We report a case of interlobar hydropneumothorax in a 42-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a history of tuberculosis in the past. The diagnosis was suspected from chest roentgenograms that showed an incompletely circumscribed air containing space with a fluid level. The diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography. This unusual presentation of hydropneumothorax with striking radiological features prompted us to report this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Allergy and Applied Immunology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. balakrishnan.menon@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Balakrishnan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Pritam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006872:Hydropneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed