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Complete left pulmonary opacification.
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A chest radiography showed opacification of and volume loss in the left lung (Figures 1(a) and 1(b)).
Chest CT scan: left bronchus mucus plug.
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A thoracic CT scan confirmed the complete lung atelectasis without pleural effusion (Figures 2(a) and 2(b)).
Chest radiography after bronchoscopy.
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The next X-ray showed left lung fully expanded after the plug was removed (Figure 3).
Chest radiography two months later.
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One month later, chest radiography showed a complete resolution (Figure 4).