Surprising cardiac silhouette.

The authors present the case of a 15 years old girl admitted for chest pain, cough, and severe anemia. These symptoms were the expression of dysfunctional esophagoplasty with transverse colon, performed 10 years ago for a severe circumferential esophageal burn after ingesting NaOH solution. We choose to present this case due to the radiological image, which first it was diagnosed as lung abscess and treated with three antibiotics in a County Hospital. The case is interesting by its diagnosis pitfall. We want also to underline the importance of anamnesis and medical history in establishing a diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]