Age: 5-14 Years
Severity: Non-severe disease

Simple left sided pleural effusion, classified as non-severe (the left lung does look whiter than the right – if this is interpreted as underlying parenchymal involvement then this would be severe disease).

Image contributed by the Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University


CXR Image Repository, Pleural effusions | Published: 27 May 2022