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CT-scan images of right pleural effusion on Jun 28, 2016.
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Chest CT still showed right thoracic pleural effusion (Fig. 1) and pleural purulent fluid grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis until June 2016.
Liquid drawn out from pleural cavity after anhydrous ethanol was injected.
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The third step: 10-15 ml of anhydrous ethanol was injected every time, rinsing the pleural cavity repeatedly (Fig. 2), until the liquid was clear.
CT-scan images showed that the pyothorax was significantly improved on Feb. 23, 2018.
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Re-examination of lung CT showed that the patient's right pyothorax was significantly improved on February 23, 2018 (Fig. 3).