PMC7372138_01
Patient 1: Chest radiograph (A) showed right moderate pleural effusion with ICC in situ (black arrows). Thoracic sonography (B) with red arrows showed multiple septations. Chest imaging (C) and repeated thoracic sonography (D) post IPFT showed resolution of the effusion.. Patient 2: Chest radiograph (E) showed moderate effusion with ICC in situ (black arrows) and CT thorax (F) showed multiple loculated pleural effusion (red arrows) with liver abscess (yellow arrow). Repeated chest radiograph (G) and thoracic sonography (H) post IPFT showed minimal unilocular right effusion with pleural thickening (red arrow).. Patient 3: Chest radiograph (I) showed moderate left effusion (black arrow) and CT thorax (J) showed multiloculated empyema and lung abscess(green arrow). Repeated chest radiograph (K) post IPFT showed improvement (black arrows - outline of ICC). CT thorax (L) on follow-up in clinic showed complete resolution of empyema.
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Chest radiograph revealed left moderate pleural effusion (Fig. 1I). CT thorax showed multifocal empyema and lung abscess (Fig. 1J). Chest radiograph (Fig. 1K) showed improvement of the effusion. A repeat CT thorax done on follow-up in clinic a month later, showed complete resolution of empyema (Fig. 1L).
PMC7372138_02
Patient 1: Chest radiograph (A) showed right moderate pleural effusion with ICC in situ (black arrows). Thoracic sonography (B) with red arrows showed multiple septations. Chest imaging (C) and repeated thoracic sonography (D) post IPFT showed resolution of the effusion.. Patient 2: Chest radiograph (E) showed moderate effusion with ICC in situ (black arrows) and CT thorax (F) showed multiple loculated pleural effusion (red arrows) with liver abscess (yellow arrow). Repeated chest radiograph (G) and thoracic sonography (H) post IPFT showed minimal unilocular right effusion with pleural thickening (red arrow).. Patient 3: Chest radiograph (I) showed moderate left effusion (black arrow) and CT thorax (J) showed multiloculated empyema and lung abscess(green arrow). Repeated chest radiograph (K) post IPFT showed improvement (black arrows - outline of ICC). CT thorax (L) on follow-up in clinic showed complete resolution of empyema.
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Chest radiograph revealed left moderate pleural effusion (Fig. 1I). CT thorax showed multifocal empyema and lung abscess (Fig. 1J). Chest radiograph (Fig. 1K) showed improvement of the effusion. A repeat CT thorax done on follow-up in clinic a month later, showed complete resolution of empyema (Fig. 1L).