DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.70719 ISSN: 2051-3380
Diaphragmatic Eventration Masquerading as Lobar Collapse in Severe
ABPA
Fnu Mahparah, Ali Gohar, Hafiza Manahil Majeed, Abdul Rehman, Zawaiba Tanveer, Muhammad Husnain Ahmad ABSTRACT
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) characteristically causes transient mucus plugging and lung collapse. We present a 62‐year‐old asthmatic with acute ABPA whose severe right‐sided diaphragmatic elevation initially mimicked mucus‐induced atelectasis. High‐resolution CT and positional spirometry unmasked a massive diaphragmatic eventration, highlighting a rare structural mimic of lobar collapse.