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Chest x-ray showed roughly rounded pneumonia located in the upper lobe of the left lung.
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C-reactive protein. Chest x-ray showed roughly rounded pneumonia located in the upper lobe of the left lung (Fig. 1).
Flexible bronchoscopy revealed left bronchial necrosis and mucosal infiltration.
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Flexible bronchoscopy revealed left bronchial necrosis and mucosal infiltration (Fig. 2); endobronchial biopsies and bronchial secretion were taken for histological and cultural examination.
Lung consolidation in the left upper lobe.
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Neck and thoracic CT scan (Fig. 3) revealed lung consolidation in the left upper lobe, small bilateral pleural effusion and excluded abscesses, solid masses or apparent laryngeal recurrent nerve involvement.
Large abscess in the left upper lobe and extension to the inferior lobe, as well as laryngeal recurrent nerve compression.
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Repeated neck and thoracic CT scan (Fig. 4) revealed a large abscess in the left upper lobe and extension to the inferior lobe, as well as laryngeal recurrent nerve compression.