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BACKGROUND
A chest radiograph was obtained in a 74-year-old man to evaluate for progressive dyspnea.
Hint
Luft = air; sichel = crescent.
Author: Sat Sharma, MD
Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
eMedicine Editor: Morley Lertzman, MD
University of Manitoba
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