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(a) CXR-PA taken on day 4 of illness (normal), (b) day 5 of illness (showing patchy opacities in peripheries of both lung fields), and (c) day 7 of illness (normal).
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Chest radiograph posteroanterior (CXR-PA) was normal (Figure 1(a)). Repeat CXR-PA revealed bilateral peripheral alveolar opacifications (Figure 1(b)). Complete chest radiographic resolution was noted on the same day (Figure 1(c)).
PMC8084661_02
(a) CXR-PA taken on day 3 of illness (showing widespread opacities in both lung fields) and (b) on day 5 of illness (normal).
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Chest radiograph prior to starting methyl prednisolone revealed bilateral extensive opacifications suggestive of ARDS (Figure 2(a)). Within 24 hours of steroid treatment, complete radiographic resolution was seen (Figure 2(b)).