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Day 1 of admission.
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An initial chest X-ray revealed a mass in the right upper zone, which developed into a cavity with an air-fluid level (chest X-ray 2 days post-admission) (Figures 1, 2).
Day 3 of admission.
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An initial chest X-ray revealed a mass in the right upper zone, which developed into a cavity with an air-fluid level (chest X-ray 2 days post-admission) (Figures 1, 2).
One month after first presentation.
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The repeated chest X-ray showed the same lesion (Figure 3), with no evidence of reduction in size.
Two month after first presentation.
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One month after her second discharge, the repeated chest X-ray showed the same lesion (Figure 4), her ESR has come down to 14 mm/hour and CPR was 0.10 mg/dL.
Six months after first presentation.
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A repeat CT scan of thorax was done 6 months after her first presentation, and it showed resolution of the abscess, and her chest X-ray also showed the lesion was cleared up (Figure 5).