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Abnormal Chest Radiograph in an Asymptomatic Woman  

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BACKGROUND
A chest radiograph was obtained in a 28-year-old woman before she underwent cholecystectomy for the treatment of cholelithiasis. The patient reported no respiratory symptoms at the time of surgery. What is the diagnosis?
Hint
This patient is taking methadone.
Author: Sat Sharma, MD
Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
eMedicine Editor: Bruce Maycher, MD
University of Manitoba
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