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Initial chest radiographs of patient upon presentation. A, Posteroanterior view showing large right hydropneumothorax. B, Lateral view showing hydropneumothorax.
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Chest radiograph (CXR) showed a large right hydropneumothorax and right upper lobe infiltrate with scarring (Fig. 1).
Chest radiographs showing resolution of the hydropneumothorax. A, Following chest tube placement. B, Day 4 after chest tube placement.
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A right-sided 32 French chest tube (CT) was placed in the emergency department (Fig. 2A). Fig. 2B). Fibrinolytic therapy was terminated at the point of near complete resolution of the pleural effusion as evidenced by CXR.
Chest radiographs at patient's two-week follow-up visit. A, Posteroanterior view. B, Lateral view.
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Two weeks after discharge, a follow-up CXR demonstrated a persistent small right-sided effusion, however; the patient was asymptomatic (Fig. 3).