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Blood tests on admission.
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Blood tests showed raised inflammatory markers and deranged liver function tests (Fig. 1).
Chest X-ray showing a large left pleural effusion, a small right pleural effusion and some nodules and consolidation in both lungs.
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Chest radiograph revealed bilateral effusions, larger on the left with patchy shadowing in both lung fields (Fig. 2).
CT scan after drainage of the left pleural effusion showing multiple pulmonary nodules and diffuse pleural thickening in the left lung extending to the mediastinum pleura.
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CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis (Fig. 3) showed multiple nodules throughout the lungs, small mediastinal lymph nodes and pleural thickening within the left hemi-thorax extending onto the mediastinal surface.