Massive left sided pleural effusion seen on CT chest and whe | Figure 1

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Case Overview

Massive left sided pleural effusion seen on CT chest and when evaluated with bedside ultrasound compressed airless lung is seen floating within the effusion, this finding is termed the “jellyfish sign”.

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