A chest X-ray of a 30-year-old patient with fever and productive cough shows patchy consolidation in the right lower lobe. What could be the possible cause?
The findings are indicative of pneumonia, particularly lobar pneumonia. The patient's age, symptoms of fever and productive cough, and the radiographic finding of patchy consolidation support this diagnosis. Treatment would typically involve antibiotics, with the specific choice guided by local bacterial prevalence and resistance patterns.