During a physical examination of a child's chest, the therapist perceives increased tactile fremitus over the patient's right lower lobe. Which of the following conditions may cause this physical sign?

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Palpation of the chest wall and neck may be helpful in the physical examination of a child with respiratory disease. In infants and young children, palpation of the chest during quiet breathing may elicit rhonchal or bronchial fremitus, which are vibrations of the chest resulting from movement of air through airways partially obstructed by mucus. In an older child, palpation of the chest during normal speech may elicit tactile fremitus, vibrations of the chest produced by the spoken voice. Tactile fremitus may be increased over areas of the chest wall corresponding to underlying pulmonary consolidation.

During a Physical Examination of a Child's Chest, the Therapist