Fig. 7From: Radiology in paediatric non-traumatic thoracic emergenciesa–c A boy, 6 years of age, presenting with high fever and cough. a Chest radiography with consolidation of the left lower lobe. There is a typical ipsilateral scoliosis and a pleural effusion with medial convexity indicating a loculated effusion. b Ultrasound confirms the presence of an effusion with fibrinous septations traversing the pleural space. c Axial contrast-enhanced CT shows the pleural effusion and enhancing parietal pleura (white arrow)Back to article page