PMC5423351_01
(A) Chest X-ray shows consolidation in the right upper lung field and ground glass opacity in the bilateral lung bases. (B) Chest computed tomography shows emphysema, consolidation and granular shadows in the right upper lobe.
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Laboratory data indicated increased inflammatory reaction, and a chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan revealed consolidation in the right upper field lung (Fig. 1A and B).
(A) Chest X-ray shows exacerbation of the consolidation in the right upper lung field and the spread of consolidation to the left upper lung field. (B) Chest computed tomography shows the spread of consolidation in the bilateral lung lobes.
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A chest X-ray and CT scan showed progression of consolidation in the right upper field lung and new consolidation in the left upper field lung (Fig. 2A and B).
Chest X-ray shows improvement of the consolidation in the bilateral lung fields.
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After steroid therapy for one month, almost all consolidations in the bilateral upper lung fields had disappeared (Fig. 3).
Clinical course of the patient's rheumatoid arthritis. The doses of prednisolone, the period of abatacept treatment, and changes in the patient's C-reactive protein and matrix metalloproteinase 3 values are shown. And clinical course of anti-tuberculosis treatment and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
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He was discharged under good control of RA with PSL at 10 mg per day and has continued to maintain a good clinical course after discharge (Fig. 4). The anti-TB regimen was therefore changed to the combination of isoniazid, rifampicin and levofloxacin, with the ethambutol and pyrazinamide eliminated (Fig. 4).