A 2-year-old child with persistent cough and subfebrile body temperature after a case of URTI developed dyspnea, cyanosis of the nasolabial triangle, percussion dullness and weakened respiration in the lower lobe of the right lung, and a slight mediastinal displacement to the left. What pulmonary pathology is likely to cause this clinical presentation?

Answer options

1. Emphysema
2. Atelectasis
3. Pleurisy
4. Pneumonia
5. Bronchitis

Explanation

A 2-year-old child with persistent cough and subfebrile body temperature after a case of URTI developed dyspnea, cyanosis of the nasolabial triangle, percussion dullness and weakened respiration in the lower lobe of the right lung, and a slight mediastinal displacement to the left. What pulmonary pathology is likely to cause this clinical presentation?Pneumonia → needs presence rales or crackles