Affiliations 

  • 1 MD, UTC Ipoh Health Clinic, LB 21-22, Bangunan UTC Ipoh, Jalan Dato Onn Jaafar, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, Email: woihon@hotmail.com
  • 2 MD, Department of Family Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Malays Fam Physician, 2020;15(3):79-82.
PMID: 33329866

Abstract

The discovery of a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) on chest imaging can be alarming for both the clinician and the patient. In the absence of a uniform guideline, managing SPN is nothing short of challenging for primary care physicians (PCPs). We present a case here of a patient presenting with prolonged cough who also displayed unilateral SPN on her chest radiograph. Through further examination, this presence was later shown to be a nipple shadow simulating SPN, and the patient was spared unnecessary testing and psychological distress.

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