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Chest X-ray on day 2, showing a small pneumothorax at the left upper quadrant of the left lung.
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On day 2, he developed a small pneumothorax at the left upper quadrant of the lung (Fig. 1).
Chest X-ray on day 3, showing a hydro-tensionpneumothorax of the left lung.
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The day after the patient developed a respiratory insufficiency because of a hydro-pneumothorax (Fig. 2), therefore a chest tube was inserted in the left hemithorax and he was transferred to the Intensive Care Department for hemodynamic and respiratory monitoring and stabilisation.
Chest X-ray's on day 4, 5 and 6, showing improvement of the pneumothorax.
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The following chest x-rays showed improvement of his pulmonary situation, with a small residual pneumothorax left (Fig. 3), therefore the chest tube was removed.
Chest X-ray's on day 9, showing an empyema in the left lower lobe of the left lung.
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On day 9 (Fig. 4), the chest X-ray revealed a suspect lesion in the basal lobe of the left lung.
CT-scan images of an empyema of the left lung and a pectoral abscess.
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A CT-scan showed an empyema in the left lung and secondly a pectoral abscess (Fig. 5).