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A. Chest X ray in lateral view showing posterior basal consolidations. B. Chest CT scan depicting bilateral lung base consolidation. C. Light yellow stain bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
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He underwent a chest X-ray showing posterior lower bilateral consolidations (Fig. 1A). It showed bi-basal posterior consolidation with attenuate air bronchogram and mild pericardial effusion (Fig. 1B). He was admitted to the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where he underwent fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) whose sample presented with a light yellow appearance (Fig. 1C).