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Chest radiograph showing bilateral diffuse infiltrates.
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Despite aggressive diuresis at that time, the patient's hypoxia worsened with no improvement on chest radiographs (Figure 1).
CT scan of the chest showing multifocal airspace disease concerning pneumonia or oedema.
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A CT scan of his chest showed multifocal bilateral airspace disease concerning for pneumonia or oedema (Figure 2).
Strongyloides stercoralis parasite present in the BALF.
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His bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) grew S. stercoralis (Figure 3).