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Computed tomography pulmonary angiogram showing diffuse ground-glass patchy airspace disease.
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The CTPA excluded PE, but found diffuse ground-glass patchy airspace disease and coalescing nodules (Fig. 1).
Chest radiography before and after steroids treatment. Top left and right: Chest PA and lateral upright series before treatment. Note made of bibasilar airspace opacities. Bottom left and right: Chest PA and lateral upright series after treatment. Significant interval decreased patchy airspace disease within the bilateral lungs.
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A repeat chest x-ray performed on the day of discharge showed significant improvement of the airspace opacities bilaterally (Fig. 2).