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Chest CT showing fibrous tissue in both apices at the beginning (a,b), miliary tuberculosis and opacities in both upper lobes (c,d) and significant improvement after anti-TB treatment (e,f).
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In order to investigate the patient's fever, a chest CT scan was performed, which did not reveal significant findings in the lungs, apart from fibrous tissue in both apices (Fig. 1a and b) while an abdominal CT scan revealed a sacciform aneurysm of the abdominal aorta and soft tissue at the level of the left renal artery. New chest X-ray and CT-scans were performed, the findings of which indicated miliary tuberculosis and presence of opacities in both upper lobes (Fig. 1c and d). A significant improvement in his chest and abdominal CT scans was also noted (Fig. 1, Fig. 2c and d).
Abdominal CT showing the aortic aneurysm with an endovascular graft in it and the para-arotic mass before (a,b) and after the anti-TB treatment (c,d).
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A new abdominal CT scan revealed increased size of the soft tissue in 3.5 x 2.4 x 5 cm and expansion to the ipsilateral psoas muscle (Fig. 2a and b).