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Chest CT imaging of the patient. (A,B) CT imaging on October 22, 2020; (C,D) CT imaging on November 3, 2020; (E,F) CT imaging on December 6, 2020.
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A1C, 9.6%; blood glucose, 13.4 mmol/L; Interleukin 6 8.76 pg/ml. A computed tomography (CT) scan thorax indicated bilateral interstitial pneumonia, bilateral interlobular septal thickening, small nodular shadow and pleural effusion in both lungs (Figure 1). Also, the laboratory tests and CT scan were in remission (Figure 1). CT scan showed the disappearance of purulent secretion (Figure 1).
Bronchoscopy and ultrasound imaging of an abscess. (A,B) Right middle and left lower bronchoscopy, respectively. (C) Ultrasound imaging of an abscess in the left upper arm.
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On the 13th day, bronchoscopy showed that a moderate amount of thin secretion in the bronchus of the lower left lobe (Figure 2). On the 14th day, the puncture was performed under ultrasound guidance (Figure 2).
Timeline with relevant data from the case in our hospital; curves of body temperature and leukocyte counts. The arrows below indicate major events. Blue line shows body temperature values. Orange line shows leukocyte counts. TMP-SMX, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; mNGS, metagenomic next-generation sequencing.
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The patient's timeline was shown (Figure 3).