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Computed tomography of the chest from January 2012 showing left-sided hemothorax and subcutaneous emphysema.
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His past medical history was significant for a motor vehicle accident five years earlier that had resulted in multiple left-sided rib fractures, pulmonary contusions, and a hemopneumothorax requiring tube thoracostomy (Figure 1); this left a residual nodular density in the left lower lobe (Figure 2).
Computed tomography of the chest from May 2012 showing a left lower lobe residual nodular density.
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His past medical history was significant for a motor vehicle accident five years earlier that had resulted in multiple left-sided rib fractures, pulmonary contusions, and a hemopneumothorax requiring tube thoracostomy (Figure 1); this left a residual nodular density in the left lower lobe (Figure 2). This opacity had enlarged significantly when compared to the one visualized at the same location in 2012 (Figure 2).
Computed tomography of the chest from June 2017 showing a left lower lobe opacity with preseptal thickening and a small pleural effusion.
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Computed tomographic (CT) angiography of the lung demonstrated bilateral pulmonary emboli, a 6.6 x 5.4 cm opacity in the left lower lobe with interlobular septal thickening, prominent interstitial infiltrates within the left lung, and paratracheal lymphadenopathy (Figure 3).